The Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][F][G][C]

[Verse 1]
Oh, the [G]path was deep and wide
from footsteps [F]leading to our cab[C]in
[F]Above the door,
there [G]burned a scarlet [C]lamp
And [G]late at night a hand would knock and
[F]there would stand [C]a stranger
Yes, [F]I'm the son of [G]Hickory
Holler[C]'s tramp

[Verse 2]
The [C]corn was dry and the [F]weeds were
high when [C]Daddy took to drinking
[F]Him and Lucy [C]Walker,
they took up and ran [G]away
[C]Mama cried a [F]tear and then she
[C]promised fourteen children
I [F]swear you'll never see
[G]a hungry day
[C]

[Verse 3]
When Mama sacri[F]ficed her pride,
the [C]neighbors started talkin'
But [F]I was much too y[C]oung to
understand the things they [G]said
The [C]thing that mattered [F]most of all was
[C]Mama's chicken dumplings
And a [F]goodnight kiss be
[G]fore we went to bed
[C]

[Verse 4]
Oh, [G]the path was deep and wide from
footsteps [F]leading to our cab[C]in
[F]Above the door there
[G]burned a scarlet [C]lamp
And [G]late at night a hand would knock
and [F]there would stand a [C]stranger
Yes, [F]I'm the son of [G]Hickory
Holler[C]'s tramp

[Interlude 1]
[C][F][G][C]

[Verse 5]
When [C]Daddy left then [F]destitution
[C]came upon our family
[F]Not one neighbor vo[C]lunteered
to give a helping [G]hand
So [C]let them gossip [F]all they want,
she [C]loved us and she raised us
The truth [F]is standing [G]here,
the full grown [C]man

[Verse 6]
Last [C]summer Mama [F]passed away
and [C]left the ones who loved her
[F]Each and every [C]one is more than
grateful for [G]their birth
Each [C]Sunday she re[F]ceives the fresh
bou[C]quet of fourteen roses
[F]And a card that reads,
'The [G]greatest Mom [C]on earth'

[Verse 7]
Oh, the [G]path was deep and wide from
footsteps [F]leading to our cab[C]in
[F]Above the door there
[G]burned a scarlet [C]lamp
And [G]late at night a hand would knock and
[F]there would stand [C]a stranger
Yes, [F]I'm the son of [G]Hickory
Holler[C]'s tramp

[Verse 8]
Yeah, [F]I'm the son of [G]Hickory [C]Holler's tramp