Roy Acuff - Uncle Pen lyrics

Oh, the people would come from far away Dance all night till the break of day When the caller hollered do-se-do We knew Uncle Pen was ready to go Late in the evening 'bout sundown High on the hill and above the town Uncle Pen played the fiddle and, oh, how it would ring You could hear it talk, you could hear it sing He played an old tune called 'Soldier's Joy' And the one they called 'Boston Boy' And the greatest of all was 'Jenny Lind' To me that's where the fiddlin' began Late in the evening 'bout sundown High on the hill and above the town Uncle Pen played the fiddle and, oh, how it would ring You could hear it talk, you could hear it sing I'll never forget that mournful day When Uncle Pen was called away Hang up his fiddle, they hang up his bow They know it was time for him to go Late in the evening 'bout sundown High on the hill and above the town Uncle Pen played the fiddle and, oh, how it would ring You could hear it talk, you could hear it sing