(Of My Old Kentucky Home) A fox trot ballad from 1926 Words by Gus Kahn Music by Walter Donaldson
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Chorus:
What I’d do for a bird’s-eye view of a place I knew
Where the sunflowers grew
Just a bird’s-eye view of my old Kentucky home
What I’d do for a postal card
Or a picture card of the old backyard
And the golden rod in my old Kentucky home
Somewhere a voice is calling
And there’s where I’m gonna roam
In an birds are glad ‘cause they have some view
But I’ll be sad till I get one too
Just a bird’s-eye view
Of my old Kentucky home
Patter:
If my heart had wings I’d fly away
Fly away today
If my feet were wheels I’d roll away
Roll away to stay
But I’ve got no wings and my feet ain’t wheels
And my shoes ain’t all O.K.
Oh, I’ve got no ticket and the walkin’s wicked
But I’ve got to get back some way.
I know that
[After Patter]
Sorrow will fade tomorrow
‘Cause down where I’m gonna roam
In an aeroplane I would gladly go
In a parachute I would drop below
For a bird’s-eye view
Of my old Kentucky home