Darling Nellie Gray Lyrics by Eddy Arnold
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There's a long green valley on the old Kentucky shore
Where I whiled the many happy hours away
A sittin' and a singin' by the little cottage door
Where live my darling, Nellie Gray.

Oh, my poor Nellie Gray they have taken you away
And I'll never see my darling anymore
I'm a sittin' by the river and I'm weeping all the day
For you've gone from the old Kentucky shore.

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When the moon had climbed the mountain
And the stars were shining to
Then I'd take my darling, Nellie Gray
And we'd float down the river in my little red canoe.
While my banjo I was sweetly played.

Oh, my poor Nellie Gray they have taken you away
And I'll never see my darling anymore
I'm a sittin' by the river and I'm weeping all the day
For you've gone from the old Kentucky shore...
There's a long green valley on the old Kentucky shore   Where I whiled the many happy hours away   A sittin' and a singin' by the little cottage door   Where live my darling, Nellie Gray.      Oh, my poor Nellie Gray they have taken you away   And I'll never see my darling anymore   I'm a sittin' by the river and I'm weeping all the day   For you've gone from the old Kentucky shore.      --- Instrumental ---      When the moon had climbed the mountain   And the stars were shining to   Then I'd take my darling, Nellie Gray   And we'd float down the river in my little red canoe.   While my banjo I was sweetly played.      Oh, my poor Nellie Gray they have taken you away   And I'll never see my darling anymore   I'm a sittin' by the river and I'm weeping all the day   For you've gone from the old Kentucky shore...