Little poplar log house on the hill
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1. Now kind friends I want to tell you of a little country home,
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it is
made of poplar logs upon the hill.
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That's where poppa died and
left us when we all were very young,
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and
my mother kept us settled on the hill.
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When our day’s work on the farm was done she'd gather us around,
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she would have us get down on our
little knees.
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She would pray for God to keep us through the night until next day,
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in our little poplar log house
on the hill.
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2. Our father died a good man which we all would like to do,
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and
I'm going there to see him some old day.
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When I get through with my
singing, lay my guitar by my side,
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Lord, I want to play in heaven
when I die.
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(The Carter Family)