From: "12 Songs" (1970) [Intro] | | % | % | % | [Verse 1] Turpentine and dandelion wine I’ve turned the corner I’m doin’ fine Shootin’ at the birds on the telephone line Pickin’ them off with this gun o’ mine I got a fire in my belly and a fire in my head Growing higher and higher ’till I’m dead [Verse 2] Sister Sue she’s short and stout She didn’t grow up she grew out Mama thinks she’s plain but she’s just being kind Papa thinks she’s pretty but he’s almost blind We don’t let her out much except at night But I don’t care ’cause I’m all right [Chorus] O-ho the sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home And the young folks roll on the floor Oh the sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home Keep them hard times away from my door [Verse 3] Brother Gene he’s big and mean And he don’t have much to say Got a little woman who he whooped each day But now she’s gone away Got drunk last night kicked mama down the stairs But I’m all right so I don’t care [Chorus] O-ho the sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home And the young folks roll on the floor Oh the sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home Keep them hard times away from my door [Verse 4] Turpentine and dandelion wine I’ve turned the corner I’m doin’ fine Shootin’ at the birds on the telephone line Pickin’ them off with this gun o’ mine I got a fire in my belly and a fire in my head Growing higher and higher ’till I’m dead [Solo] | | % | | | | | % | | % | | | % | | | | | | Asus | % | (fade)