Uncle Pen
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1. Oh, the people would come from far away,
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to
dance all night to the break of day.
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When the caller would holler: "Do Si
Do",
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they
knew Uncle Pen was ready to go.
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Late in the evening, about sundown,
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high on the hill, an' above the
town,
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Uncle Pen played the fiddle, Lord, how it rang,
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you could hear it talk, you could
hear it sing !
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+ instrumental = CHORUS
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2. Well, he played an old tune they called the "Soldier's
Joy",
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and
he played the one they called the "Boston Boy".
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Greatest of all was the
"Jennie Lynn",
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to
me, that's where the fiddlin' begins.
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+ instrumental = verse 1
+ instrumental = CHORUS
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3. I'll never forget that mournful day,
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when
old Uncle Pen was called away.
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He hung up his fiddle and he
hung up his bow,
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and
he knew it was time for him to go.
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Late in the evening, about sundown,
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high on the hill, an' above the
town,
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Uncle Pen played the fiddle, Lord, how it rang,
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you could hear it talk, you could
hear it sing !
+ instrumental = verse 1
+ instrumental = CHORUS
+ CHORUS
+ instrumental = verse 3 (2x)
(Ricky Skaggs)