Another 5090 song
Lyrics:
Oh my Pappy is dead
And my Mammy is too
They took to their beds
And they died of the flu
All good things must end
The bank took our home
I said good-bye to my friends
And I started to roam
(chorus)
Farewell to Kentucky
And to sweet Rosalee
I always thought we would marry
But it’s not meant to be
I worked on the rivers
I worked on the sea
Until a white shark
Took a bite out of me
A one-legged man
Can’t haul on a sheet
So I found myself
Back out on the street
(chorus)
Farewell to Kentucky
And to sweet Rosalee
I always thought we would marry
But it’s not meant to be
I took to the begging
Then I stole a gun
I held up a store
And went on the run
I ran through the country
And I ran through the town
With the law close behind me
And jail bearin’ down
(chorus)
Farewell to Kentucky
And to sweet Rosalee
I always thought we would marry
But it’s not meant to be
One desperate dark night
I broke into a house
I crept up the stairs
Just as quiet as a mouse
There a lady was dreaming
Fast asleep in her bed
But when she started screaming
I filled her with lead
(chorus)
Farewell to Kentucky
And to sweet Rosalee
I always thought we would marry
But it’s not meant to be
The silence was deadly
Then the sirens commenced
My running was over
My relief was immense
Then they brought out the corpse
And they pulled back the sheet
There dead on the gurney
Was my sweet Rosalee
(chorus)
Farewell to Kentucky
And to sweet Rosalee
I always thought we would marry
But it’s not meant to be
Yes, farewell to Kentucky
And to sweet Rosalee
Now she is in Heaven
But it will be Hell for me
