A popular song from 1943.
Words and music by Henry Prichard.
Sheet music provided by Nicholas Leunissen:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Soon I’ll be goin’ where the soft breeze
Is blowin’ in Kentucky
Things will be bloomin’ when I roam
Where there’s room in old Kentucky, Kentucky
Where the sky is blue, and the grass is, too
And the sunniest style of welcomin’ smile
Is made to order for you
Somebody’s waitin’ to begin celebratin’ in Kentucky
I’m not denyin’ that my heart
Will be flyin’ when I get to Kentucky
I’ll declare it’s heaven with all those wonders in store
Oh, Lord make me lucky
When I get to Kentucky
Let me stay there forever more
Sung here by Vancha March: