GONE TO LIVE ALWAYS
Sung by: W.P. Detherow
Recorded in Batesville, AR 8/27/59

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My father's gone to live always,
My father's gone to live always,
My father's gone to live always,
Oh, my father's found a home at last.

He's found a home in the new bright world,
He's found a home in the new bright world,
He's found a home in the new bright world.
Oh, my father's found a home at last.

My mother's gone to live always,
My mother's gone to live always,
My mother's gone to live always,
Oh, my mother's found a home at last.

She's found a home in the new bright world,
She's found a home in the new bright world,
She's found a home in the new bright world,
Oh, my mother's found a home at last.

My brother's gone to live always,
My brother's gone to live always,
My brother's gone to live always,
Oh, my brother's found a home at last.

He's found a home in the new bright world,
He's found a home in the new bright world,
He's found a home in the new bright world,
Oh, my brother's found a home at last.

My sister's gone to live always,
My sister's gone to live always,
My sister's gone to live always,
Oh, my sister's found a home at last.

She's found a home in the new bright world,
She's found a home in the new bright world,
She's found a home in the new bright world,
Oh, my sister's found a home at last.

(Mr. Detherow: "That's an old-timer.")

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Lyon College, Batesville, Arkansas
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