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