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Artist: Joan Osborne
Canonical path: /joan-osborne/on-the-old-kentucky-shore
Related lyric paths: 6
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On The Old Kentucky Shore
Read On The Old Kentucky Shore lyrics by Joan Osborne on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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On The Old Kentucky Shore
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Chorus:
Up along the Ohio RiverÂ
Over on the old Kentucky shoreÂ
Once dwelt a fair young maidenÂ
Now there's a crepe upon her doorÂ
I walk down to the graveyardÂ
Down by the Church of GodÂ
I looked upon the one I loveÂ
That would soon be covered with sodÂ
Repeat ChorusÂ
The angels took my darlin'Â
God needed the one I loveÂ
I reached the old Kentucky shore too lateÂ
I'll make my plans and meet her up aboveÂ
The last words that my darling spokeÂ
Was tell the one I love goodbyeÂ
I'd like to see him before I goÂ
But I'll meet him in the skyÂ
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