It's a tradition that makes most Kentuckians teary eyed and proud. The tradition and love for their horses makes this famous song a staple on Derby Day in Louisville.
Lyrics:
Learn the lyrics so on Derby Day in Kentucky
you can be part of this hallowed tradition.Words and Music by: Stephen C. Foster
The sun shines bright in the old
Kentucky home
'Tis summer, the people are gay;
The corn top's ripe and the meadow's in
the bloom,
While the birds make music all the day;
The young folks roll on the little cabin
floor,
All merry, all happy, and bright,
By'n by hard times comes a-knocking at the
door,
Then my old Kentucky home, good night!
Chorus
Weep no more, my lady,
Oh weep no more today!
We will sing one song for the old Kentucky home,
For the old Kentucky home far away.
They hunt no more for the 'possum and
the coon,
On meadow, the hill and the shore,
They sing no more by the glimmer of the
moon,
On the bench by that old cabin door;
The day goes by like a shadow o'er the
heart,
With sorrow where all was delight;
The time has come when the people have to
part,
Then my old Kentucky home, good night!
Chorus
The head must bow and the back will
have to bend,
Wherever the people may go;
A few more days and the trouble all will
end
In the field where sugar-canes may grow;
A few more days for to tote the weary
load,
No matter, 'twill never be light,
A few more days till we totter on the
road,
Then my old Kentucky home, good night!
Chorus