Ricky Skaggs (born July 18, 1954 in Lawrence County, Kentucky) is a 14 time Grammy Winner and a country and bluegrass star, singer, musician, producer, and composer.
Skaggs's music career began in 1970 when he joined Ralph Stanley's bluegrass band, the Clinch Mountain Boys. He plays mandolin, fiddle, guitar and banjo. For a few years, Skaggs was a member of Emmylou Harris's "Hot Band". He wrote the arrangements for Harris's bluegrass-roots album, Roses in the Snow.
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CAROLINA MOUNTAIN HOME (Len Wright & E. L. Scarborough) performed by Ricky Skaggs on ANCIENT TONES (c. 1999) transcribed by Mark Albert [email protected]
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[Verse 1] DGD I left my old home back in the mountains DA For many long years I roamed around DGD I can hear that lonesome whistle blowin' DAD I'm going back there to settle down
[Chorus] GD I love those Carolina mountains DA And the little girl I left behind DGD But I know I'll never forget her DAD Oh, how I long to make her mine
[Verse 2] DGD I looked out my window and wondered DA If everything there looks the same DGD I can see the blue eyes of my darlin' DAD I'm going back there to change her name
[Chorus] GD I love those Carolina mountains DA And the little girl I left behind DGD But I know I'll never forget her DAD Oh, how I long to make her mine