Lyr Req: Over the Hill to the Poorhouse

Subject: the Hill to the poorhouse
From: GUEST,Allan S.
Date: 09 Sep 00 - 04:45 PM

Just heard a song today the first line of the chorus is "Over the hill to the poorhouse" Story line is about a man who has given all to his sons? Children? and finally lets then have his house. at which point they turn him out and he must now go to the poorhouse. THis sounds like it's from the turn of the century 1800's that is though it could still happen today. Where can I find the words and tune.

Subject: RE: Hill to the poorhouse
From: Quincy
Date: 09 Sep 00 - 07:18 PM

Allan,

is this it?

best wishes, Yvonne

Subject: RE: Hill to the poorhouse
From: Quincy
Date: 09 Sep 00 - 07:23 PM

Well Allan,
My html skills aren't getting any better as you can see!!!!!
It wasn't my intention that you had to click on my name to get your lyrics so I don't know what I did wrong.....but there you go!!!! *BG*
Hope it's the right song after all that!

Yvonne

Subject: RE: Hill to the poorhouse
From: GUEST,Allan S
Date: 09 Sep 00 - 07:33 PM

I'm not sure if this is the one I am looking for. THe title is the same, but the words and the story seem different. It could be my error. I will try to find the fellow who sung it meanwile does any one have any ideas on this??? Allan

Subject: RE: Hill to the poorhouse
From: Quincy
Date: 09 Sep 00 - 07:33 PM

Recorded by....

Over the hill to the poorhouse..... Rusty York & the Kentucky Mountain Boys Bluegrass Special..... EP 603 E4

Over the hills to the poorhouse (Flatt-Lilly)...... Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & the Foggy Mountain Boys....... Columbia 21002 78 520829

Subject: RE: Hill to the poorhouse
From: WyoWoman
Date: 09 Sep 00 - 07:55 PM

Hi, Allan, I have the words you're looking for. I'll go find them and come back and post them for you. I'll do a Lyric Add. thread so someone can put them in the digitrad if they want to. Hang on a minute ...

ww

Subject: Lyr Add: OVER THE HILL TO THE POORHOUSE
From: WyoWoman
Date: 09 Sep 00 - 08:12 PM

(I think this is from a Lester Flatt/Earl Scruggs recording that I no longer have. Anyone else know for sure who wrote it?)

Over the Hill to the Poorhouse

Oh how can it be they have driven
Their father so helpless and old,
God can their crimes be forgiven,
To bear us out here in the cold?

CHORUS:
I'm old, I'm helpless, I'm feeble
And the days of my youth have gone by
And over the hills to the poorhouse,
I must wander alone there to die.

Long years since my Mary was taken,
My faithful, affectionate wife.
Since then I've been alone and forsaken,
The light has died out of my life.

CHORUS

I gave them the house they were born in
The deed to the barn and more
I gave them the place that they lived in
And now I am turned from its door

CHORUS

Oh me, on the doorstep of yunder,
I said to my babes on my knee
No father so happy or fonder
Than I of my little ones three

CHORUS

That's so sad. The ungrateful wretches. The bluegrass King Lear ...

WW

Subject: RE: Hill to the poorhouse
From: GUEST,Allan S.
Date: 09 Sep 00 - 10:10 PM

Yes Yes YES that is the one THank you everyone for the help. I will have to see if our record store can get the record. It really had me stumped. It was sung by some fellows who are really in to bluegrass. I must admit I never I never expected to find it this quick Thanks again everyone--Allan