I Cried All The Way To Kentucky Lyrics - Alecia Nugent

When I got the word that our Uncle Joe died 

I did what we all did, I sat down and cried 

Got into my car, headed home for the hills 

Back home to Kentucky where the funeral was held 

I cried all the way to Kentucky 

His memory so sweet to recall 

Uncle Joe lived such a good life 

Love and respected by all 

His jokes were the talk of the county 

He knew how to make people laugh 

I cried all the way to Kentucky 

And then I smiled all the way back 

The Preacher said Joe was a wonderful guy 

And God has a project for him in the sky 

His stories are binging the Angels a smile 

To turn us into new ways to cheer us awhile 

Joe once brought a skunk into Sunday School class 

Had even made grouchy old Deacon Jones laugh 

He says it's been fixed and smells like a rose 

All of you good christians turn loose of your nose 

I cried all the way to Kentucky 

His memory so sweet to recall 

Uncle Joe lived such a good life 

Love and respected by all 

His jokes were the talk of the county 

He knew how to make people laugh 

I cried all the way to Kentucky 

And then I smiled all the way back 

At helloween night no one meant any harm 

When the outhouse was purched upon Grandpa's old barn 

I think of those things when I tell Joe goodbye 

A smile on my lips and a tear in my eye 

I cried all the way to Kentucky 

His memory so sweet to recall 

Uncle Joe lived such a good life 

Love and respected by all 

His jokes were the talk of the county 

He knew how to make people laugh 

I cried all the way to Kentucky 

And then I smiled all the way back 

I cried all the way to Kentucky 

And then I smiled all the way back