An Old Log Cabin for Sale
Recorded by Porter Wagoner
Words and music by J. W. Payte
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While strolling a- long in the country
E7 A
Re- viewing the scenes new and old
D A
I found an old- fashioned log cabin
E7 A
So beautiful there to be- hold;
D A
A stranger was standing in silence
E7 A
His eyes firmly fixed on the door
D A
My heart ached in pity to see him
E7 A
For these were the words that it bore.
D A
And the sign read "An old cabin FOR SALE
E7 A
An old OAKEN BUCKET and WELL."
D A
"EASY TERMS, just keep a log on the fire
E7 A
And a light burning bright in the dell."
D A
Many years an old couple did patiently look
E7 A
For their boy whose last promise did fail
D A
Now the old rockin' chair will be rocking no more
E7 A
There's an old log cabin for sale.
A welcome I read on the floor mat
An old braided rug by the door
The hands of an angel had made it
With many a pray'r - prayed before;
In an old rockin' chair, long she waited
For one glimpse of him how she yearned
And now he was standing in silence
Too late, yes, too late he'd returned.
D A
And the sign read "An old cabin FOR SALE
E7 A
An old OAKEN BUCKET and WELL."
D A
"EASY TERMS, just keep a log on the fire
E7 A
And a light burning bright in the dell."
D A
Many years an old couple so patiently looked
E7 A
For their boy whose last promise did fail
D A
Now the old rockin' chair will be rocking no more
E7 A
There's an old log cabin for sale.
Extra verse.
How long has it been since you've written
A letter to mother and dad?
How long has it been since you've seen them
Why don't you make their hearts glad?
Too soon will the old home be vacant
A candle light gleaming no more
Don't wait till too late to remember
There may be a sign on the door.
TAG: There's ...no ...place ...like ...home.