Tucky Home, a song from 1921.
words by Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young
music by George W. Meyer
arranged by Chas. N. Grant
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by Halcyon Days Music:
Lyrics
1. Old Kentucky cradled me when I was born
Old Kentucky how I miss your field of corn
Nighttime when I get to bed
How I weep and toss my head
I’ll weep no more I’m goin’ back instead
Chorus
Tuck me to sleep in my old ‘Tucky home
Cover me with Dixie skies and leave me there alone
Just let the sun kiss my cheeks every morn
Like the kissin’ I’ve been missin’
From my mammy since I’m gone
I ain’t had a bit of rest, since I left my mammy’s nest
I can always rest the best in her lovin’ arms
Tuck me to sleep in my old Tucky home
Let me lay there, stay there never no more to roam
2. Old Kentucky smile up on alone some shack
Dear old ‘Tucky keep it bright till I get back
Make the shadows stay away
From my mammy old and gray
She’d weep no more if she could hear me say
Sung here by Fred Feild: