The Old Cabin Home (hi-lo)

THE OLD CABIN HOME hi-lo
Trad. folk song
Key: D

2 -2”3   3   3  3  3    4  4  4
5 -5 6   6   6  6  6    7  7  7
I am go-ing far a-way, far a-way

-3” -3”  -3” -3”
-6  -6   -6  -6
To leave you now

-3”-3” -3  -3  -3  -3 -3  -3
-6 -6  -7  -7  -7  -7 -7  -7
To the Mis-sis-sip-pi rib-ber

-3”3 3   4
-6 6 6   7
I am go-ing

2  -2”  3   3   3   3  3
5  -5   6   6   6   6  6
I will take my old ban-jo

 4   4    4    -3” -3” -3”  -3”
 7   7    7    -6  -6  -6   -6
And I’ll sing this lit-tle song

4 -3   -3  -3 -3 -3  -3”-3   4
7 -7   -7  -7 -7 -7  -6 -7   7
A-way down in my old ca-bin home

 3   3  3  -3” -3”-3” 343
 6   6  6  -6  -6 -6  676
Here is my old ca-bin home

 -3” -3”-3”-3”  4  -3  -3” -3”  3
 -6  -6 -6 -6   7  -7  -6  -6   6
Here is my sis-ter and my broth-er

 3    3   3   3     3  -3” -3”-3” -3”
 6    6   6   6     6  -6  -6 -6  -6
Here lies my wife, the joy of my life

-3” -3” -3   -3 -3   -3
-6  -6  -7   -7 -7   -7
And my child in the grave

 -3” -3  -4  4
 -6  -7  -8  7
With its mo-ther