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Traditional. From Cynthia May Carver aka Cousin Emmy (1903-1980), powerful Kentucky banjoist, fiddler, singer.
Recorded by Mike Seeger at home in Garrett Park, Md 1980

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Wish I was in Bowling Green sittin’ in my chair
One arm around my whiskey keg
The other round my dear
Other round my dear, oh Bowling Green
Oh, good old Bowling Green.

If I was a bumblebee sailing thru the air
Take my true love by my side
Touch him if you dare
Touch him if you dare, oh Bowling Green
Oh, good old Bowling Green.

If you see that gal of mine tell her once for me
If she loves another man
I'll set her free
I'll set her free, oh Bowling Green
Oh, good old Bowling Green.

Sailing thru this whole wide world, sailing thru alone
Sailing thru this whole wide world
Aint got no home,
Aint got no home, oh Bowling Green
Oh, good old Bowling Green.

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from Bowling Green, released January 1, 2008
Vocal duet
Mike-banjo eEF#BC#
Alice-guitar

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Alice Gerrard Durham, North Carolina

A singer and songwriter, Alice’s recordings with Hazel Dickens during the 1960s and ’70s influenced a generation of women musicians from Laurie Lewis to the Judds. Nominated for a Grammy in 2015, she was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Assoc. Hall of Fame in 2017. A documentary film about Alice, "You Gave Me a Song" premiered at the Full Frame Independent Film Festival in 2019. ... more

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