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The First Whippoorwill

By:Bill Monroe · Source Recording: Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys (1951)

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Springtime is near my darlin'
You say that you are goin' away
My heart will be with you my darlin'
And I'm countin' now the days

I know that soon I'll have to travel
I know I'm over the hill
I feel so all alone my darlin' said she'd be gone
When I heard the first whippoorwill

The flowers are bloomin' little darlin'
With the buddin' of the trees
I hear the night birds a cryin'
I know that they are warnin' me

Our love was planted little darlin'
Just like the farmer plants his grain
But there will never be a harvest
On the hills the whippoorwills now sing

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By:Bill Monroe · Source Recording:Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys (1951)

Song Details

Songwriter
Bill Monroe
First Release
Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys (1951)
Genres
Traditional Bluegrass
Themes
Lost Love Animals Seasons
Jam Popularity

History

Further reading: Secondhand Songs

Source Recording

Artist
Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys
Album
Single (Christmas Time’s A-Coming / The First Whippoorwill) cover Single (Christmas Time’s A-Coming / The First Whippoorwill) (1951)
Key Ab Time Boom-Chuck Tempo 105 BPM Length 2:54
Musicians

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