Blackie Kentucky lyrics

(Dolly Parton)

In my home town of Blackie, Kentucky
He came passin` through one dark, gloomy day
And I considered myself as lucky
When he told me he would take me away
And though he was older, it made me no difference
His promise of riches was all I could see
At last I could leave the coal mines of Kentucky
And know something better than sad poverty

Blackie, Kentucky, you know that I`ll miss you
But there are other places in the world I`d like to see
So I must take this chance to be somethin` more than nothin`
But I`ll always hold you in my memory

But I`ve never adjusted to sociable livin`
The friends that he knows, they`re all strangers to me
Thousands of miles from Blackie, Kentucky
In a mansion with a husband that never loved me

He won`t let my family and friends come to visit
Because they are country and poor, he`s ashamed
Oh, but I`d give my life, Lord, if I could just go see them
All that`s changed about me is my name

Blackie, Kentucky, oh Lord, how I miss you
If I could come back home, I`d never leave you anymore
I`d like to see my poor, hardworking, coal-minin` Daddy
And Mama, and the kids, and the friends I knew before

My world is as black as the coal in Kentucky
He won`t let me leave him - there`s no way to win
I`ll take my own life, dear God, please forgive me
But I`ve got to get back home to Blackie once again

An` I`ve left him a note, in the mornin` he`ll find it
It`s my last request and he can`t refuse me
I`ve told him to bury me back in Blackie, Kentucky
Where my family and my friends can come and visit me

Blackie, Kentucky I`m comin` home to you
But different from the way you remember me before
So make me a place and I`ll lay me down to rest
And I`ll sleep in your arms forevermore
I`ll sleep in your arms forever more
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