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Read the original lyrics of the song that became the state anthem of Kentucky. Learn about the song's history, context, and covers by other artists.
Compare the lyrics of the original version of My Old Kentucky Home, the state song of Kentucky, with the adopted version. The original version contains racist and outdated language and imagery that are not included in the adopted version.
In the mid-1960s, songwriter Randy Newman used the verse of "My Old Kentucky Home" (with modified lyrics) as the chorus to his "Turpentine and Dandelion Wine". Newman recorded this adaptation for his 12 Songs album (1970, Reprise RS 6373) under the title "Old Kentucky Home".
The Commonwealth of Kentucky's anthem performed by the Wildcat Pep Band in the University of Kentucky. The lyrics from the video are Stephen C. Foster's lyri...
My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night! Below, left: This is one of Foster's best-known songs, and still the state song of Kentucky. The recorded version of it you can play is performed by The 97th Regitmental String Band (see below).
The web page shows the lyrics of the original version of the song "My Old Kentucky Home" written by Stephen Collins Foster in 1853. The song expresses the sorrow of the slaves who are sold away from their home in Kentucky.
We will sing one song for the old Kentucky home For the Old Kentucky Home far away They hunt no more for the possum and the coon On meadow the hill and the shore They sing no more by the glimmer of the moon On the bench by the old cabin door The day goes by like a shadow o'er the heart With sorrow where all was delight The time has come when ...
