Boys From North Carolina

THE BOYS FROM NORTH CAROLINA by John Hartford Live From Mountain Stage Album Thanks for lyrics to: GUEST,rphipps at triad.rr.com on Mudcat Cafe E C Banjo Tuned , NoCapo, Key of CD Capo 3 Verne Garrison July 7, 2009 CFC Some say it comes a rolling down the hollers of Ole Ireland CFGC Not the mountains of East Tennessee from back in North Carolina FC The Scottish tones and Indian bones the wails of Railroad liners FGC They helped along that old time song the boys from North Carolina FC Well it road and growed all in the west way out in old Missouri CFGC And then took off around the world like lightning in its furry FC There ain't no age you sound to strained in major or in minor FC Disappears all in the years FC Rings a Laugh through out the tears GC The boys from North Carolina Kentucky is the bluegrass state her sunny skies define her The Western Slope of East Tennessee there nothin' could be finer The Northern boys that make more noise to pick could not be finer To make that sound and get it down it helps if you have been around The boy from North Carolina Well I stood in line around the block right back here at the Ryman To hear that lick that old mule kick from the boy from North Carolina Gastonia to Boiling Springs from Flint Hill back to Charlotte Still trying to find the place of birth Still talking about who played it first Of the boys from North Carolina Repeat the last verse