Kentucky Rose

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[Intro]

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[Verse 1]

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Sun comes up - sunday morn
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On the little church where I been 
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since I was born
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And there he stood - a hearty smile
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You could hear his voice ringing 
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out for a country mile
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And he could place your mind at ease
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With his tenderness and a heart that
 aimed to please
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A pauper’s hands - a farmer’s 
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clothes
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Just a preacher man we called 
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Kentucky Rose

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[Verse 2]

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He worked the soul like he worked
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 the land
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He spoke in ways that anyone could
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 understand
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Simple words of simple faith
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And when it came to love, he would
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 go out of his way
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A helping hand - a soothing chat
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And he practiced what he preached - 
imagine that
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And as far as kindness goes
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There was none compared to old 
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Kentucky Rose


[Solo]

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[Verse 3]

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Evening stroll ’cross shyler’s 
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bridge
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That’s when he saw the boy trapped
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 below that rocky ridge
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He knew the danger he would face
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But it’s as if he saved the child 
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only to take his place


[Verse 4]

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For on that ridge of stone and ice
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Kentucky met his maker in a sacri 
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fice
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Why he’s gone, God only knows
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Maybe for the company of his 
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Kentucky Rose


[Verse 5]

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So peaceful in his sunday best
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He was buried on a hill and laid 
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to rest
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When people heard they came in 
droves
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To say their last goodbyes to 
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sweet Kentucky Rose

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[Verse 6]

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Now, on that hill one flower grows
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They say it is the spirit of 
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Kentucky Rose
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They say it is the spirit of 
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Kentucky Rose
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I believe it is the spirit of…  
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Kentucky Rose…