*The very famous album put out in 1972 by the
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (NGDB) along with some of the most famous country singers of all time, including
Earl Scruggs,
Doc Watson,
Merle Travis,
Mother Maybelle Carter, and
Roy Acuff.The album is a recording of many
classic country songs along with a few interludes in which we get to hear them
banter back and forth. Originally on 3 records it now comes out in a 2 disc cd set.
Song list:
1.
Grand Ole Opry Song
2.
Keep on the Sunny Side
3.
Nashville Blues
4.
You Are My Flower
5.
Precious Jewel
6.
Dark as a Dungeon
7.
Tennessee Stud
8.
Black Mountain Rag
9.
Wreck on the Highway
10.
End of the World
11.
I Saw the Light
12.
Sunny Side of the Mountain
13.
Nine Pound Hammer
14.
Losin' You (Might Be the Best Thing Yet)
15.
Honky Tonkin'
16.
You Don't Know My Mind
17.
My Walkin' Shoes
Disc 2
1.
Lonesome Fiddle Blues
2.
Cannonball Rag
3.
Avalanche
4.
Flint Hill Special
5.
Togary Mountain
6.
Earl's Breakdown
7.
Orange Blossom Special
8.
Wabash Cannonball
9.
Lost Highway
10.
Doc Watson &
Merle Travis First Meeting
11.
Way Downtown
12.
Down Yonder
13.
Pins and Needles (In My Heart)
14.
Honky Tonk Blues
15.
Sailin' on to Hawaii
16.
I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes
17.
I Am a Pilgrim
18.
Wildwood Flower
19.
Soldier's Joy
20.
Will the Circle Be Unbroken
21.
Both Sides Now
*Also, the old timey country song which has been recorded by innumerable people (and of course appears on the above mentioned album).
The lyrics:
I was standing by my window,
On one cold and cloudy day
When I saw that hearse come rolling
For to carry my mother away
Will the circle be unbroken
by and by, Lord, by and by
There's a better home a-waiting
in the sky, Lord, in the sky
I said to that undertaker
undertaker please drive slow
for this lady you are carrying
Lord, I hate to see here go
Will the circle be unbroken
by and by, Lord, by and by
There's a better home a-waiting
in the sky, Lord, in the sky
Oh, I followed close behind her
Tried to hold up and be brave
But I could not hide my sorrow
When they laid her in the grave
Will the circle be unbroken
by and by, Lord, by and by
There's a better home a-waiting
in the sky, Lord, in the sky
I went back home, my home was lonesome
missed my mother, she was gone
all of my brothers, sisters crying
what a home so sad and lone
Will the circle be unbroken
by and by, Lord, by and by
There's a better home a-waiting
in the sky, Lord, in the sky
We sang the songs of childhood
Hymns of faith that made us strong
Ones that Mother Maybelle taught us
Hear the angels sing along
Will the circle be unbroken
by and by, Lord, by and by
There's a better home a-waiting
in the sky, Lord, in the sky
Will the circle be unbroken
by and by, Lord, by and by
There's a better home a-waiting
in the sky, Lord, in the sky