Johnny Cash - My Old Kentucky Home

A lesser-known but great song written by Johnny Cash of a classic country folk song. His version is much different from the original, but it still is a very good song.

LYRICS:

Turpentine, and dandelion wine. I've turned the corner and 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. Sister Sue is short and stout. She didn't grow up, she grew out. Mama says she's plain but she's just bein' kind, Papa thinks she's purty but he's almost blind. Don't let her out much 'cept at night, but I don't care, 'cause I'm alright.

=Chorus=
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, I keep them hard times away. from my door.

Brother Jean is big and mean, and he don't have much to say. He had a little woman who he'd whoop each day, but now she's gone away. Got drunk last night, kicked Mama down the stairs, but I'm alright, 'cause I don't care.

=Chorus=

Turpentine and dandelion wine I've turned the corner and 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.

=Chorus=

Category:

Music

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• John
• Carter
• Cash
• My
• Old
• Kentucky
• Home
• Country
• Song

[hearthathmelted]

Johnny Cash didn't write this song. It's been around for over a century. Check out all the versions on youtube by just searching the song title. It's pretty cool.

[VideoGameNerd777]

I know he didn't write it. Stephen Foster did. Johnny Cash changed some words and the tune of the song, however.

[uglymoon78]

Quite a burlesque and colorful song, for sure! Is it from the "Junkie, Juicehead minus me" album?

[VideoGameNerd777]

I don't know.

[PhilFeedback]

Home is where your heart is and my heart is in Kentucky.

[TREEPUSHERBRAD]

The 2 people who disliked this are lowlifes

[seanboy97]

Danville Ky

[TREEPUSHERBRAD]

me and my dad used to drive around in an old ford f350 and listen to johnny cash on a cassette

[cinedores]

which cunts think stephen foster wrote this? Stephen foster's song is lame - this is randy newman's - listen to the words - nobody else would inject such venom into a song

[wiki223]

good song

[yoshiruferrarithe1st]

Louisville Ky

[carth23]

where can download this song...i can't find it anywhere online or in cd form

[harpozzz]

JR CASH 1975 LP (TITLE) if I recall good job this is a sleeper,i remember the cover he had the jean jacket with the railroad patches. that reminds me of texas 1947,not this lp another good one Thanks Harp.....................

[johndeereman2009]

Great song my grandma has this song on record

[SuperheroChuck]

Actually, no. Randy Newman wrote the verses ("turpentine and dandelion wine" etc.), and used, as the refrain, a section of the original song by Stephen Foster.