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In the beautiful hills in the mists of Roane County
There's where I have roamed for many long years
There's where my heart's been tendin' most ever
There's where the first step of misfortune I made
It's about 30 years when I courted and married
Armanda Gilbraith, I'd soon call my wife
Her brother, he stabbed me for some unknown reason
Just three month's later, I'd taken Tom's life
I was captured and tried in the village of Kingston
Not a man in that county would speak one kind word
When the jury came in with the verdict next mornin'
A lifetime in prison was the words that I heard
When the train pulled out poor Mother stood weepin'
And sister she sat all alone with a sigh
And the last words I heard was "Willy God bless you"
Was "Willy God bless you God bless you goodbye"
In the scorching hot sand of the foundry I'm workin'
Toiling and working my poor life away
They'll measure my grave on the banks of old Cumberland
Just as soon as I finish the rest of my days
Boys when you write home from this prison in Nashville
Place one of my songs in your letter for me



Writer(s): Joe Ahr


Bill Monroe - All Time Greatest Hits
Album All Time Greatest Hits
date of release
14-10-2008

1   He Will Set Your Fields On Fire
2   No One But My Darlin'
3   The Little Girl And The Dreadful Snake
4   The First Whipoorwill
5   My Little Georgia Rose
6   Roane County Prison
7   A Voice On High
8   New John Henry Blues
9   I Believed In You
10   On And On
11   I'm Sittin' On Top Of The World
12   Don't Put It Off Til Tomorrow
13   Scotland
14   Precious Jewel
15   Brown County Breakdown
16   Tall Timber
17   Sugar Coated Love
18   Christmas Time's A-coming
19   Bluegrass Ramble
20   New Mule Skinner Blues
21   House of Gold
22   Panhandle Country
23   Memories Of You
24   Alabama Waltz
25   I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome
26   Big Mon
27   Monroe's Hornpipe
28   I'll Meet You In Church Sunday Morning
29   Boat Of Love
30   The Old Fiddler
31   Uncle Pen
32   When The Golden Leaves Begin To Fall
33   Lord Protect My Soul
34   River Of Death
35   Letter From My Darling
36   On The Old Kentucky Shore
37   Poison Love
38   Kentucky Waltz
39   Prisoner's Song
40   Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
41   Angels Rock Me To Sleep
42   Travelin' Blues
43   When The Cactus Is In Bloom
44   Sailor's Plea
45   My Carolina Sunshine Girl
46   Ben Dewberry's Final Run
47   Peach Pickin' Time In Georgia
48   Those Gambler's Blues
49   Highway of Sorrow
50   Rotation Blues
51   Lonesome Truck Driver's Blues
52   You're Drifting Away
53   Cabin of Love
54   Get Down On Your Knees and Pray
55   In The Pines
56   Walking In Jerusalem
57   Memories of Mother and Dad
58   Country Waltz
59   My Dying Bed
60   A Mighty Pretty Waltz
61   Pike County Breakdown
62   Wishing Waltz
63   I Hope You Have Learned
64   Get Up John
65   Sitting Alone In the Moonlight
66   Plant Some Flowers By My Grave
67   Changing Partners
68   White House Blues
69   Happy On My Way
70   I'm Working On A Building
71   Close By
72   Put My Little Shoes Away
73   Wheel Hoss
74   Cheyenne
75   You'll Find Her Name Written There
76   Roanoke
77   Let the Light Shine Down On Me
78   Used to Be
79   A Fallen Star
80   Four Walls
81   A Good Woman's Love
82   Goodbye Old Pal
83   In Despair
84   Molly And Tenbrooks
85   Come Back to Me In My Dreams
86   Sally-Jo
87   Brand New Shoes
88   A Lonesome Road
89   Lord Lead Me On
90   I'll Meet You in the Morning
91   Jesus, Hold My Hand




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