Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song The Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp, artist - Kenny Rogers. Date of issue: 31.12.2007
Song language: English
The Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp |
| 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 |
| Oh the path was deep and wide… |
| 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… |
| Yes I’m the son of Hickory Holler’s tramp |