"My Old Kentucky Home (Turpentine and Dandelion Wine)" Lyrics

Turpentine and dandelion wine
I've turned the corner an' I'm doin' fine
Shootin' at the birds on the telephone line
Pickin' 'em off with this gun o' mine
Got a fire in my belly and a fire in my head
Going higher and higher till I'm dead

Sister Sue is short and stout and she didn't grow up, she grew out
Papa says she's plain but he's just being kind
Momma said she's pretty but she's almost blind
They don't let her out much except at night
But I don't care 'cause I'm all right

The sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home
And the young folks roll on the floor
The sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home
Keep them hard times away from my door

Brother Gene is big and mean and he didn't have much to say
He had a little woman that he whooped each day and now she's gone away
Got drunk last night, kicked momma down the stairs
I'm all right, I don't care

The sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home
And the young folks roll on the floor
The sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home
Keep them hard times away from my door