Words & Music by Bill Monroe
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Chorus:
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Up along the Ohio River
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Over on the old Kentucky shore
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Once dwelt a fair young maiden
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Now there's a crepe upon her door
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I walk down to the graveyard
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Down by the Church of God
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I looked upon the one I love
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That would soon be covered with sod
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Repeat Chorus
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The angels took my darlin'
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God needed the one I love
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I reached the old Kentucky shore too late
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I'll make my plans and meet her up above
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The last words that my darling spoke
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Was tell the one I love goodbye
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I'd like to see him before I go
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But I'll meet him in the sky
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Repeat Chorus
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On The Old Kentucky Shore
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| Joan Osborne |
