In the evening when everything was still

I used to sit and listen to the fox hound

With my dad in them old Kentucky Hills

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I’m on my way back to the old home

I drove blind goin up the hill

But there’s a light in the window

That shines on the door where I live

Soon my childhood days were over

I had to leave my old home

For mom and Dad are gone to heaven

I was left in this world all alone

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I’m on my way back to the old home…

High in the hills of old Kentucky

Stands a fond spot in my memory

I’m on my way back to the old home

That light in the window I wanna see

Chorus:

I’m on my way back to the old home…