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Lamplighting Time in the Valley

By:Curt Poulton, Dean Upson, Herald Goodman, Joe Lyons, Sam C. Hart · Source Recording: Hot Rize (1990)

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Oh there's a lamp shining bright in a cabin
In a window it's shinin' for me
And I know that my mother is praying
For the boy she is longing to see

When it's lamp lighting time in the valley
In my dreams I go back to my home
Oh I can see that old lamp in the window
It will guide me wherever I roam

Oh in the lamplight tonight I can see her
As she rocks in her chair to and fro
Though she's praying that I'll come back to see her
And I know that I never can go

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Key A Time 4/4
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By:Curt Poulton, Dean Upson, Herald Goodman, Joe Lyons, Sam C. Hart · Source Recording:Hot Rize (1990)

Song Details

Also Known As
When it's Lamplighting Time in the Valley, When Its Lamp Lighting Time in the Valley
Songwriter
Curt PoultonDean UpsonHerald GoodmanJoe LyonsSam C. Hart
First Release
Hart Brothers (1929)
Genres
Classic Country Gospel Contemporary Bluegrass
Themes
Faith/Praise Mother & Dad
Jam Popularity

History

Further reading: Secondhand Songs

Source Recording

Artist
Hot Rize
Album
Take it Home cover Take it Home (1990)
Key A Time Boom-Chuck Tempo 109 BPM Length 3:09
Musicians

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