Story Behind The Song
New York guitarist Ben Prevo now living in Ireland came to me with the idea and first verse.
Song Description
Singer reflects on meeting his "darlin gal" in the Blue Hills and their life together ending with both sitting on the porch at sundown looking back in time.
| Song Length |
2:59 |
Genre |
Country - Bluegrass |
| Tempo |
Very Fast (171 And Up) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Content |
Subject |
Life, County |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
BLUE HILLS
Back in those blue hills of Kentucky
I met my darlin` gal
She was pretty as a flower
I knew then she would be mine
I remember the day that we first met
Down at the county fair
She had a dress made of gingham
Purple ribbons in her hair
CHORUS
In those blue hills of Kentucky
We?d dance the night away
Until the sun would rise
On a brand new bluegrass day
I asked her pa if we could marry
He said yes you surely may
And so we sat and planned
All about our wedding day
CHORUS / SOLO
We made a home on Black Mountain
And raised a family
Even now my heart gets to skippin
When that gal gets close to me
Now on the porch at sundown
We go looking back
Through the years of life?s journey
Evening` brightened by the past
CHORUS X 2
In these blue hills of Kentucky
We still dance the night away
Until the sun comes up
On a brand new bluegrass day
Written by:
Willie Murphy & Ben Prevo
IMRO Members Copyright 2005
BLUE HILLS
Back in those blue hills of Kentucky
I met my darlin` gal
She was pretty as a flower
I knew then she would be mine
I remember the day that we first met
Down at the county fair
She had a dress made of gingham
Purple ribbons in her hair
CHORUS
In those blue hills of Kentucky
We?d dance the night away
Until the sun would rise
On a brand new bluegrass day
I asked her pa if we could marry
He said yes you surely may
And so we sat and planned
All about our wedding day
CHORUS / SOLO
We made a home on Black Mountain
And raised a family
Even now my heart gets to skippin
When that gal gets close to me
Now on the porch at sundown
We go looking back
Through the years of life?s journey
Evening` brightened by the past
CHORUS X 2
In these blue hills of Kentucky
We still dance the night away
Until the sun comes up
On a brand new bluegrass day
Written by:
Willie Murphy & Ben Prevo
IMRO Members Copyright 2005
BLUE HILLS
Back in those blue hills of Kentucky
I met my darlin` gal
She was pretty as a flower
I knew then she would be mine
I remember the day that we first met
Down at the county fair
She had a dress made of gingham
Purple ribbons in her hair
CHORUS
In those blue hills of Kentucky
We?d dance the night away
Until the sun would rise
On a brand new bluegrass day
I asked her pa if we could marry
He said yes you surely may
And so we sat and planned
All about our wedding day
CHORUS / SOLO
We made a home on Black Mountain
And raised a family
Even now my heart gets to skippin
When that gal gets close to me
Now on the porch at sundown
We go looking back
Through the years of life?s journey
Evening` brightened by the past
CHORUS X 2
In these blue hills of Kentucky
We still dance the night away
Until the sun comes up
On a brand new bluegrass day
Written by:
Willie Murphy & Ben Prevo
IMRO Members Copyright 2005
BLUE HILLS
Back in those blue hills of Kentucky
I met my darlin` gal
She was pretty as a flower
I knew then she would be mine
I remember the day that we first met
Down at the county fair
She had a dress made of gingham
Purple ribbons in her hair
CHORUS
In those blue hills of Kentucky
We?d dance the night away
Until the sun would rise
On a brand new bluegrass day
I asked her pa if we could marry
He said yes you surely may
And so we sat and planned
All about our wedding day
CHORUS / SOLO
We made a home on Black Mountain
And raised a family
Even now my heart gets to skippin
When that gal gets close to me
Now on the porch at sundown
We go looking back
Through the years of life?s journey
Evening` brightened by the past
CHORUS X 2
In these blue hills of Kentucky
We still dance the night away
Until the sun comes up
On a brand new bluegrass day
Written by:
Willie Murphy & Ben Prevo
IMRO Members Copyright 2005
BLUE HILLS
Back in those blue hills of Kentucky
I met my darlin` gal
She was pretty as a flower
I knew then she would be mine
I remember the day that we first met
Down at the county fair
She had a dress made of gingham
Purple ribbons in her hair
CHORUS
In those blue hills of Kentucky
We?d dance the night away
Until the sun would rise
On a brand new bluegrass day
I asked her pa if we could marry
He said yes you surely may
And so we sat and planned
All about our wedding day
CHORUS / SOLO
We made a home on Black Mountain
And raised a family
Even now my heart gets to skippin
When that gal gets close to me
Now on the porch at sundown
We go looking back
Through the years of life?s journey
Evening` brightened by the past
CHORUS X 2
In these blue hills of Kentucky
We still dance the night away
Until the sun comes up
On a brand new bluegrass day
Written by:
Willie Murphy & Ben Prevo
IMRO Members Copyright 2005
BLUE HILLS
Back in those blue hills of Kentucky
I met my darlin` gal
She was pretty as a flower
I knew then she would be mine
I remember the day that we first met
Down at the county fair
She had a dress made of gingham
Purple ribbons in her hair
CHORUS
In those blue hills of Kentucky
We?d dance the night away
Until the sun would rise
On a brand new bluegrass day
I asked her pa if we could marry
He said yes you surely may
And so we sat and planned
All about our wedding day
CHORUS / SOLO
We made a home on Black Mountain
And raised a family
Even now my heart gets to skippin
When that gal gets close to me
Now on the porch at sundown
We go looking back
Through the years of life?s journey
Evening` brightened by the past
CHORUS X 2
In these blue hills of Kentucky
We still dance the night away
Until the sun comes up
On a brand new bluegrass day
Written by:
Willie Murphy & Ben Prevo
IMRO Members Copyright 2005
BLUE HILLS
Back in those blue hills of Kentucky
I met my darlin` gal
She was pretty as a flower
I knew then she would be mine
I remember the day that we first met
Down at the county fair
She had a dress made of gingham
Purple ribbons in her hair
CHORUS
In those blue hills of Kentucky
We?d dance the night away
Until the sun would rise
On a brand new bluegrass day
I asked her pa if we could marry
He said yes you surely may
And so we sat and planned
All about our wedding day
CHORUS / SOLO
We made a home on Black Mountain
And raised a family
Even now my heart gets to skippin
When that gal gets close to me
Now on the porch at sundown
We go looking back
Through the years of life?s journey
Evening` brightened by the past
CHORUS X 2
In these blue hills of Kentucky
We still dance the night away
Until the sun comes up
On a brand new bluegrass day
Written by:
Willie Murphy & Ben Prevo
IMRO Members Copyright 2005
BLUE HILLS
Back in those blue hills of Kentucky
I met my darlin` gal
She was pretty as a flower
I knew then she would be mine
I remember the day that we first met
Down at the county fair
She had a dress made of gingham
Purple ribbons in her hair
CHORUS
In those blue hills of Kentucky
We?d dance the night away
Until the sun would rise
On a brand new bluegrass day
I asked her pa if we could marry
He said yes you surely may
And so we sat and planned
All about our wedding day
CHORUS / SOLO
We made a home on Black Mountain
And raised a family
Even now my heart gets to skippin
When that gal gets close to me
Now on the porch at sundown
We go looking back
Through the years of life?s journey
Evening` brightened by the past
CHORUS X 2
In these blue hills of Kentucky
We still dance the night away
Until the sun comes up
On a brand new bluegrass day
Written by:
Willie Murphy & Ben Prevo
IMRO Members Copyright 2005
BLUE HILLS
Back in those blue hills of Kentucky
I met my darlin` gal
She was pretty as a flower
I knew then she would be mine
I remember the day that we first met
Down at the county fair
She had a dress made of gingham
Purple ribbons in her hair
CHORUS
In those blue hills of Kentucky
We?d dance the night away
Until the sun would rise
On a brand new bluegrass day
I asked her pa if we could marry
He said yes you surely may
And so we sat and planned
All about our wedding day
CHORUS / SOLO
We made a home on Black Mountain
And raised a family
Even now my heart gets to skippin
When that gal gets close to me
Now on the porch at sundown
We go looking back
Through the years of life?s journey
Evening` brightened by the past
CHORUS X 2
In these blue hills of Kentucky
We still dance the night away
Until the sun comes up
On a brand new bluegrass day
Written by:
Willie Murphy & Ben Prevo
IMRO Members Copyright 2005
BLUE HILLS
Back in those blue hills of Kentucky
I met my darlin` gal
She was pretty as a flower
I knew then she would be mine
I remember the day that we first met
Down at the county fair
She had a dress made of gingham
Purple ribbons in her hair
CHORUS
In those blue hills of Kentucky
We?d dance the night away
Until the sun would rise
On a brand new bluegrass day
I asked her pa if we could marry
He said yes you surely may
And so we sat and planned
All about our wedding day
CHORUS / SOLO
We made a home on Black Mountain
And raised a family
Even now my heart gets to skippin
When that gal gets close to me
Now on the porch at sundown
We go looking back
Through the years of life?s journey
Evening` brightened by the past
CHORUS X 2
In these blue hills of Kentucky
We still dance the night away
Until the sun comes up
On a brand new bluegrass day
Written by:
Willie Murphy & Ben Prevo
IMRO Members Copyright 2005
BLUE HILLS
Back in those blue hills of Kentucky
I met my darlin` gal
She was pretty as a flower
I knew then she would be mine
I remember the day that we first met
Down at the county fair
She had a dress made of gingham
Purple ribbons in her hair
CHORUS
In those blue hills of Kentucky
We?d dance the night away
Until the sun would rise
On a brand new bluegrass day
I asked her pa if we could marry
He said yes you surely may
And so we sat and planned
All about our wedding day
CHORUS / SOLO
We made a home on Black Mountain
And raised a family
Even now my heart gets to skippin
When that gal gets close to me
Now on the porch at sundown
We go looking back
Through the years of life?s journey
Evening` brightened by the past
CHORUS X 2
In these blue hills of Kentucky
We still dance the night away
Until the sun comes up
On a brand new bluegrass day
Written by:
Willie Murphy & Ben Prevo
IMRO Members Copyright 2005
BLUE HILLS
Back in those blue hills of Kentucky
I met my darlin` gal
She was pretty as a flower
I knew then she would be mine
I remember the day that we first met
Down at the county fair
She had a dress made of gingham
Purple ribbons in her hair
CHORUS
In those blue hills of Kentucky
We?d dance the night away
Until the sun would rise
On a brand new bluegrass day
I asked her pa if we could marry
He said yes you surely may
And so we sat and planned
All about our wedding day
CHORUS / SOLO
We made a home on Black Mountain
And raised a family
Even now my heart gets to skippin
When that gal gets close to me
Now on the porch at sundown
We go looking back
Through the years of life?s journey
Evening` brightened by the past
CHORUS X 2
In these blue hills of Kentucky
We still dance the night away
Until the sun comes up
On a brand new bluegrass day
Written by:
Willie Murphy & Ben Prevo
IMRO Members Copyright 2005
BLUE HILLS
Back in those blue hills of Kentucky
I met my darlin` gal
She was pretty as a flower
I knew then she would be mine
I remember the day that we first met
Down at the county fair
She had a dress made of gingham
Purple ribbons in her hair
CHORUS
In those blue hills of Kentucky
We?d dance the night away
Until the sun would rise
On a brand new bluegrass day
I asked her pa if we could marry
He said yes you surely may
And so we sat and planned
All about our wedding day
CHORUS / SOLO
We made a home on Black Mountain
And raised a family
Even now my heart gets to skippin
When that gal gets close to me
Now on the porch at sundown
We go looking back
Through the years of life?s journey
Evening` brightened by the past
CHORUS X 2
In these blue hills of Kentucky
We still dance the night away
Until the sun comes up
On a brand new bluegrass day
Written by:
Willie Murphy & Ben Prevo
IMRO Members Copyright 2005
BLUE HILLS
Back in those blue hills of Kentucky
I met my darlin` gal
She was pretty as a flower
I knew then she would be mine
I remember the day that we first met
Down at the county fair
She had a dress made of gingham
Purple ribbons in her hair
CHORUS
In those blue hills of Kentucky
We?d dance the night away
Until the sun would rise
On a brand new bluegrass day
I asked her pa if we could marry
He said yes you surely may
And so we sat and planned
All about our wedding day
CHORUS / SOLO
We made a home on Black Mountain
And raised a family
Even now my heart gets to skippin
When that gal gets close to me
Now on the porch at sundown
We go looking back
Through the years of life?s journey
Evening` brightened by the past
CHORUS X 2
In these blue hills of Kentucky
We still dance the night away
Until the sun comes up
On a brand new bluegrass day
Written by:
Willie Murphy & Ben Prevo
IMRO Members Copyright 2005
BLUE HILLS
Back in those blue hills of Kentucky
I met my darlin` gal
She was pretty as a flower
I knew then she would be mine
I remember the day that we first met
Down at the county fair
She had a dress made of gingham
Purple ribbons in her hair
CHORUS
In those blue hills of Kentucky
We?d dance the night away
Until the sun would rise
On a brand new bluegrass day
I asked her pa if we could marry
He said yes you surely may
And so we sat and planned
All about our wedding day
CHORUS / SOLO
We made a home on Black Mountain
And raised a family
Even now my heart gets to skippin
When that gal gets close to me
Now on the porch at sundown
We go looking back
Through the years of life?s journey
Evening` brightened by the past
CHORUS X 2
In these blue hills of Kentucky
We still dance the night away
Until the sun comes up
On a brand new bluegrass day
Written by:
Willie Murphy & Ben Prevo
IMRO Members Copyright 2005