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