Bobby Bare - Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp lyrics

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 pa**ed 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