Ralph Edmund Stanley (February 25, 1927 – June 23, 2016), also known as Dr. Ralph Stanley, was an American bluegrass artist, known for his distinctive singing and banjo playing. Stanley began playing music in 1946, originally with his brother Carter as part of "The Stanley Brothers", and most often as the leader of his band, "Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys". He was part of the first generation of bluegrass musicians and was inducted into both the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor and the Grand Ole Opry.
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A Robin Built A Nest On Daddy's Grave Recorded by Ralph Stanley Written by Earl Sykes
G Springtime is coming in the mountains D7 However on the hill where daddy lay G All the song birds are singing D7G And a robin built a nest on daddy's grave
CG I planted dad a rose sometime ago D7 Oh the rose how it did grow G Springtime is coming I'm glad to say D7G And a robin built a nest on daddy's grave
Oh the rose bloomed so red D7 And spread its beauty for that day G Then a robin came one day D7G And there she built a nest on daddy's grave
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Oh the rose how it bloomed D7 I believe the Lord is coming soon G That's what the rose it seem to say D7G And a robin built a nest on daddy's grave