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Kentucky
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You are the dearest land outside of Heaven to me
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Kentucky
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I miss your laurel and your redbud trees

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When I die,
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I want to rest upon a graceful mountain so high
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For that is
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Where God will look for me

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Kentucky
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I miss the old folks singing in the silvery moonlight
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Kentucky
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I miss the hound dogs chasin' coons

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I know that
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My mother, dad and sweetheart are waiting for me
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Kentucky
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I will be coming soon
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Kentucky