Bobby Bare Son Of Hickory Hollers Son Lyrics

The corn was dry and the weeds
were high when daddy took to drinking
Then him and lucy walker they
took up and ran away
Mama cried a tear and then
she promised fourteen children
I swear you'll never see a hungry day

Oh the path was deep and wide
from footsteps leading to our cabin
Above the door there burned the scarlet lamp
And late at night a hand would knock and there would stand a stranger
Yes I'm the son of hickory holler's tramp

When mama sacrificed her pride
the neighbors started talkin'
But I was much too young to
understand the things they said
The things that mattered most of
all was mama's chicken dumplings
And the goodnight kiss before we went to bed

When daddy left then destitution
came upon our family
Not one neighbor volunteered
to give a helping hand
So let 'em gossip all they want
she loved us and she raised us
The proof is standing here a full grown man

Last summer mama passed away
and left the ones who loved her
Each and every one of us were
more than grateful for our birth
Now every sunday she receives a
fresh bouquet of fourteen roses
With a card that says to the
greatest mom on earth
Oh the path was deep and wide
from footsteps leading to our cabin
Above the door there burned the scarlet lamp
And late at night a hand would knock and there would stand a stranger

Yes I'm the son of hickory holler's tramp
Yes I'm the son of hickory holler's tramp