Lyrics My Old Kentucky Home - Robert Shaw Chorale

The sun shines bright
In the old Kentucky home
'Tis summer, the darkies are gay
The corn-top's ripe and
The meadow's in the bloom
While the birds make music all the day
The young folks roll
On the little cabin floor
All merry, all happy and bright
By'n' by Hard Times
Comes a-knocking at the door
Then my old Kentucky home, goodnight

Weep no more my lady
Oh! weep no more today!
We will sing one song for
The old Kentucky home
For the Old Kentucky Home far away
They hunt no more
For the possum and the coon
On meadow, the hill and the shore
They sing no more
By the glimmer of the moon
On the bench by the old cabin door
The day goes by like a
Shadow o'er the heart
With sorrow, where all was delight
The time has come when the
Darkies have to part
Then my old Kentucky home, goodnight

Weep no more my lady
Oh! weep no more today!
We will sing one song
For the old Kentucky home
For the Old Kentucky Home far away