Uncle Pen (Alternate Take)

Late in the evening, about sundown
High on the hill and above the town
Uncle Pen, played the fiddle and oh, how it would ring
You could hear it talk, you could hear it sing

Oh, the people would come, from far away
They'd dance all night, till the break of day
When the caller hollered, "Doe-se-doe"
We knew, Uncle Pen was ready to go

Late in the evening, about sundown
High on the hill and above the town
Uncle Pen, played the fiddle and oh, how it would ring
You could hear it talk, you could hear it sing

Well, he played an old tune, called, "Soldier's Joy"
And the one they called, "Boston Boy"
And the greatest of all was, "Jenny Lind"
To me that's where fiddlin' begin

Late in the evening, about sundown
High on the hill and above the town
Uncle Pen, played the fiddle and oh, how it would ring
You could hear it talk, you could hear it sing

Well, old Uncle Pen, was a fine old man
And he washed his face, in the fryin' pan
He combed his hair, with a crack in the mirror
Died with the toothpaste, in his hair

Late in the evening, about sundown
High on the hill and above the town
Uncle Pen, played the fiddle and oh, how it would ring
You could hear it talk, you could hear it sing

I'll never forget, that mournful day
When Uncle Pen, was called away
They hung up his fiddle, they hung up his bow
They knew it was time, for him to go

Late in the evening, about sundown
High on the hill and above the town
Uncle Pen, played the fiddle and oh, how it would ring
You could hear it talk, you could hear it sing



Credits
Writer(s): Bill Monroe
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