Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Bill Monroe
Canonical path: /bill-monroe/first-whippoorwill
Related lyric paths: 6
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First Whippoorwill
Read First Whippoorwill lyrics by Bill Monroe on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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First Whippoorwill
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Springtime is near my darling
You say that you are going away
My heart will be with you my darling
And I?m counting now the days
I know that soon I?ll have to travel
I know I?m over the hill
I feel so all alone my darling said she?d be gone
When I heard that first whippoorwill
The flowers are blooming little darling
With the budding of the trees
I hear the night birds a crying
I know that they are warning me
Our love was planted little darling
Just like the farmer plants his grain
But there will never be a harvest
On the hills the whippoorwills now sing
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Bill Monroe performs "First Whippoorwill", and this lyric page sits inside the Bill Monroe catalog on LyroVerse.
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