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Paul Robeson My Old Kentucky Home Lyrics
Total views: 3 times this week / Rating: 7/10 [16 votes]Album: Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 / Original Release Date: 2008-07-21Genre: ClassicalSong Duration: 3 min 31 sec
PAUL ROBESON
- My Old Kentucky Home Lyrics / with translationsTurpentine and dandelion wine, I've turned the corner, an' I'm doin' fine.
Shootin' at the birds on the telephone line; Pickin' 'em off with this gun o' mine.
Got a fire in my belly and a fire in my head, Going higher and higher 'til I'm dead.
Sister Sue is short and stout, She didn't grow up, she grew out.
Momma says she's plain, but she's just being kind.
Papa thinks she's pretty, but he's almost blind.
Don't let her out much except at night.
But I don't care 'cause I'm all right.
Oh, the sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home.
Young folks roll on the floor.
Oh, the sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home.
Keep them hard times away from my door.
Brother Gene is big and mean, And he don't have much to say.
He had a little woman who he whooped each day, But now she's gone away.
Got drunk last night, kicked momma down the stairs, But I'm all right, so I don't care.
Oh, the sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home.
And the young folks are rollin' on the floor.
Oh, the sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home.
Keep them hard times away from my door.
Turpentine and dandelion wine, I've turned the corner, an' I'm doin' fine.
Shootin' at the birds on the telephone line; Pickin' 'em off with this gun o' mine.
Got a fire in my belly and a fire in my head, Goin' higher and higher 'till I'm dead.
Oh, the sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home.
And the young folks are rollin' on the floor.
Oh, the sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home.
Keep them hard times away from my door.
Keep them hard times away from my door.
Shootin' at the birds on the telephone line; Pickin' 'em off with this gun o' mine.
Got a fire in my belly and a fire in my head, Going higher and higher 'til I'm dead.
Sister Sue is short and stout, She didn't grow up, she grew out.
Momma says she's plain, but she's just being kind.
Papa thinks she's pretty, but he's almost blind.
Don't let her out much except at night.
But I don't care 'cause I'm all right.
Oh, the sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home.
Young folks roll on the floor.
Oh, the sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home.
Keep them hard times away from my door.
Brother Gene is big and mean, And he don't have much to say.
He had a little woman who he whooped each day, But now she's gone away.
Oh, the sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home.
And the young folks are rollin' on the floor.
Oh, the sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home.
Keep them hard times away from my door.
Turpentine and dandelion wine, I've turned the corner, an' I'm doin' fine.
Shootin' at the birds on the telephone line; Pickin' 'em off with this gun o' mine.
Got a fire in my belly and a fire in my head, Goin' higher and higher 'till I'm dead.
Oh, the sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home.
And the young folks are rollin' on the floor.
Oh, the sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home.
Keep them hard times away from my door.
Keep them hard times away from my door.
Facts about My Old Kentucky Home
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My Old Kentucky Home is written by Stephen Collins Foster, Buddy Baker.
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It is first released on July 21, 2008 as part of Paul Robeson's album "Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939" which includes 50 tracks in total. This song is the 30th track on this album.
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When we reflect on what the artist might have meant, Paul Robeson's song 'My Old Kentucky Home' presents Kentucky's beautiful carefree existence while showing the severe impacts of slavery and the African American community's difficulties. The lyrics express a yearning for past times while showing the difficult times which enslaved people faced through the metaphor of 'the darkies are gay' which shows both their happiness and sadness. The lyrics of My Old Kentucky Home combine six main themes which include nostalgic elements and joyful moments and sad events and natural beauty and love for nature and heartbreak experiences. The song demonstrates how people experience two opposing forces which create a constant battle between their past memories and their present needs and their future aspirations. The lyrics contain themes that may require parental guidance, particularly in the use of historical language and references that could be considered outdated or insensitive. The material does not contain any explicit content, but it presents a context that requires parental guidance for younger children.
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My Old Kentucky Home falls under the genre Classical.
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My Old Kentucky Home song length is 3 minutes and 31 seconds.
Who wrote My Old Kentucky Home lyrics?
My Old Kentucky Home is written by Stephen Collins Foster, Buddy Baker.
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When was My Old Kentucky Home released?
It is first released on July 21, 2008 as part of Paul Robeson's album "Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939" which includes 50 tracks in total. This song is the 30th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind My Old Kentucky Home lyrics?
When we reflect on what the artist might have meant, Paul Robeson's song 'My Old Kentucky Home' presents Kentucky's beautiful carefree existence while showing the severe impacts of slavery and the African American community's difficulties. The lyrics express a yearning for past times while showing the difficult times which enslaved people faced through the metaphor of 'the darkies are gay' which shows both their happiness and sadness. The lyrics of My Old Kentucky Home combine six main themes which include nostalgic elements and joyful moments and sad events and natural beauty and love for nature and heartbreak experiences. The song demonstrates how people experience two opposing forces which create a constant battle between their past memories and their present needs and their future aspirations. The lyrics contain themes that may require parental guidance, particularly in the use of historical language and references that could be considered outdated or insensitive. The material does not contain any explicit content, but it presents a context that requires parental guidance for younger children.
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Which genre is My Old Kentucky Home?
My Old Kentucky Home falls under the genre Classical.
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How long is the song My Old Kentucky Home?
My Old Kentucky Home song length is 3 minutes and 31 seconds.
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these lyrics are submitted by musixmatch2Songwriter(s): Stephen Collins Foster, Buddy Baker
Record Label(s): 2008 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd
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