Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers - Glow of the kerosene light

^GI remember the ^Dtime when my ^Ggrandpa and ^CI Would ^Gsit by the ^Dfire at ^Emnight And ^GI’d listen t^Do stories, o^Gf how he wa^Cs there By the ^GGlow of the ^DKerosene ^EmLight By the ^GGlow of the ^DKerosene ^GLight.

^GHe said: Mom and ^DDad sent ^Gme off to ^Cschool Where I ^Glearned how to ^Dread and to ^Emwrite And they ^Glistened for ^Dhours, as I ^Gread from my ^Cbooks By the ^GGlow of the ^DKerosene L^Emight, By the ^GGlow of the ^DKerosene ^GLight.

^GYour Grandma and ^DI, we were ^GWed at Sixte^Cen Lord, ^Gshe was a ^Dbeautiful ^Emsight And ^Gproudly I ^Dplaced the ^Gring on her ^Chand By the ^GGlow of the ^DKerosene L^Emight, By the ^GGlow of the ^DKerosene ^GLight.

^GAbout one year ^Dlater, your d^Gaddy was ^Cborn And your ^Ggrandma held ^Dmy hand so ^Emtight Oh! I ^Gcan’t tell th^De joy, as sh^Ge brought forth ne^Cw life By the ^GGlow of the ^DKerosene L^Emight, By the ^GGlow of the ^DKerosene ^GLight.

^GBut having her ^Dchild, it did ^Gweaken her ^Csoul She ^Gjust wasn’^Dt up to th^Eme fight, But she ^Glooked so ^Dpeaceful, as she ^Gwent to her ^Crest By the ^GGlow of the ^DKerosene L^Emight, By the ^GGlow of the ^DKerosene ^GLight.

^GThen, as ^Dnow, the ^Gtimes they were ^Chard To suc^Gceed you would ^Dtry all your ^Emmight But ^Gsometimes love ^Dblooms, and ^Gsometimes dreams ^Cdie By the ^GGlow of the ^DKerosene L^Emight, By the ^GGlow of the ^DKerosene ^GLight.