I'VE TRAVELED O'ER THIS COUNTRY WIDE
A SEEKING FORTUNE FAIR
I'VE BEEN DOWN THE TWO COAST LINES,
I'VE TRAVELED EVERYWHERE
FROM PORTLAND EAST AND PORTLAND WEST
AND BACK ALONG THE LINE
I'M GOING NOW TO A A PLACE THAT'S BEST
THE OLD HOME TOWN OF MINE
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EIGHT MORE MILES AND LOUISVILLE
WILL COME IN TO MY VIEW
EIGHT MORE MILES ON THIS OLD ROAD
AND I'LL NEVER MORE BE BLUE
I KNEW SOME DAY THAT I'D COME BACK
I KNEW IT FROM THE START
EIGHT MORE MILES TO LOUISVILLE
THE HOME TOWN OF MY HEART
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THERE'S SURE TO BE A GIRL SOMEWHERE
THAT YOU LIKE BEST OF ALL
MINE LIVES DOWN IN LOUISVILLE
SHE'S LONG AND SHE IS TALL
BUT SHE'S THE KIND THAT YOU CAN'T FIND
A RAMBLING THROUGH THE LAND
I'M ON MY WAY THIS VERY DAY
TO WIN HER HEART AND HAND

NOW I CAN PICTURE IN MY MIND
A PLACE WE'LL CALL OUR HOME
A HUMBLE LITTLE HUT FOR TWO
WE'LL NEVER WANT TO ROAM
THE PLACE THAT'S RIGHT FOR THAT LOVE SITE
IS IN THOSE BLUEGRASS HILLS
WHERE GENTLY FLOWS THE OHIO
BY A PLACE CALLED LOUISVILLE