A sentimental song of long lost family, and how life goes on.
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Story behind the song
Familys have changed dramatically over the past fifty years. Brothers may move far away, and actually live out their lives with little or no contact. This song talks about such a situation, and how it feels to miss a loved one who has not been seen or heard from in the span of an entire lifetime.
Lyrics
Brother Billy
© 1999 George Ireton
Remember when you taught me how to whittle,
on the day you gave me my first knife?
That was long ago and I was very little,
when you started out to live your own life.
We only had a few short years together,
when you left home and family far behind.
They told me you were working in Kentucky,
down in the Blue Diamond mine.
Chorus:
Oh, where are you tonight brother Billy?
Are you way down in the mine?
Do you ever think about the old times?
Do I ever cross your mind?
Ive only seen you one time in all these forty years,
when you came home to say goodbye to Dad.
It was good you got to see him just before he died,
He told me that it made him very glad.
I cant imagine working in a coal mine,
where you cant see the sun or the moon.
How do you stand it down there brother Billy?
I hope we see each other someday soon.
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