Standard (EADGBE)

When I got the word that our Uncle Joe died

 I did what we all did, I sat down and cried

 Got into my car, headed home for the hills

 Back home to Kentucky where the funeral was held

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I cried all the way to Kentucky

His memory so sweet to recall

Uncle Joe lived such a good life

Love and respected by all

His jokes were the talk of the county

He knew how to make people laugh

I cried all the way to Kentucky

And then I smiled all the way back

The Preacher said Joe was a wonderful guy

 And God has a project for him in the sky

 His stories are binging the Angels a smile

 To turn us in new ways to cheer us awhile

Joe once brought a skunk into Sunday School class

 That even made grouchy ole Deacon Jones laugh

 He says it's been fixed and it smells like a rose

 All of you good christians turn loose of your nose

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I cried all the way to Kentucky

His memory so sweet to recall

Uncle Joe lived such a good life

Love and respected by all

His jokes were the talk of the county

He knew how to make people laugh

I cried all the way to Kentucky

And then I smiled all the way back

That Halloween night no one meant any harm

 When the outhouse was perched up on Grandpa's old barn

 I think of those things when I tell Joe goodbye

 A smile on my lips and a tear in my eye

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I cried all the way to Kentucky

His memory so sweet to recall

Uncle Joe lived such a good life

Love and respected by all

His jokes were the talk of the county

He knew how to make people laugh

I cried all the way to Kentucky

And then I smiled all the way back

I cried all the way to Kentucky

And then I smiled all the way back