A Robin Built a Nest on Daddy’s Grave

By:Earl Sykes · Source Recording: Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain BoysRalph Stanley (2000)Song details

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Springtime is a-coming in the mountain
By a river on a hill where daddy lay
All the song birds were singing
And a robin built a nest on daddy's grave

I planted dad a rose some time ago
Oh the rose how it did grow
Springtime has come I'm glad to say
And a robin built a nest on daddy's grave

Oh the rose it bloomed so red
And spread its beauty o'er that bed
Then a robin came one day
And there she built a nest on daddy's grave

Oh the rose how it bloom
I believe the Lord is coming soon
That's what the rose it seemed to say
And a robin built a nest on daddy's grave

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By:Earl Sykes · Source Recording:Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys (2000)

Song Details

Also Known As
A Robin Built a Nest on Daddy’s Grave
Songwriter
Genres
Traditional Bluegrass
Themes
Death and Mourning Mother & Dad
Jam Popularity

History

Source Recording

Key B Time Boom-Chuck Tempo 107 BPM Length 2:52
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