Dwight Yoakam - Paradise Lyrics






When I was a boy my family would travel
Inta' Western Kentucky where my parents were born
To a lost little town there thats often remembered
So many times that my memory drew warn
And daddy won't ya take me back to Mulingburg County
Down by the green river where Paradise lay
He said I'm sorry my son but yer too late in askin'
Mr. Peabodys' coal trains hauled it away
Well sometimes we travel right down the green river
To the abandoned old prison down by Gadry Hill.
Where the air smelled like snakes an' we'd shoot off pistols
Ahh but empty pop bottles is all we would kill
And daddy won't ya take me back to Mulingburg County
Down by the green river where paradise lay
He said i'm sorry my son but yer too late in askin'
Mr. Peabodys' coal train has hauled it away
Welll the coal compny' came with the worlds largest shovel
They tortured the timber and stripped all of the land
Lord they dug for their coal til the ground was forsaken
Then wrote it all down as a the Progress Of Man
So daddy won't ya take me back to Mulingburg County
Down by the green river where Paradise lay
He said I'm sorry my son but yer too late in askin'
Mr. Peabodys' coal trains hauled it away
When I die let my ashes float down the green river
Let my soul roll on up to the Rochester Dam
I'll be halfway to heaven with Paradise waitin'
Just 5 miles away from wherever I am
Ohhh... and daddy won't ya take me back to Mulingburg County
Down by the green river where Paradise lay
He said I'm sorry my son but yer too late in askin'
Mr. Peabodys' coal train has hauled it away
He said I'm sorry my son but yer too late in askin'
Mr. Peabodys coal train has hauled it away
Oh Mr. Peabodys' coal train has hauled it away.





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  1. G.... A....

    John fogertycovers this too

  2. P.... U....

    Really really good!

  3. J.... F....

    Y’all come to Muhlenberg County and I’ll show you where this song was based on!!!

  4. d.... g....

    I thought l was going to shut up..... let me tell y’all this ole boy can rip it.. like no other... Luke..Florida country fags... this is what true country music is about.. bow down bitches..!! You are no comparison.....and to tell you the truth... keep dreaming you sorry ass want a be’s you fuck’s👊👊👊🥃🔥

  5. d.... g....

    Say what you want.... this is what true country music is all about.. nobody can touch this boy... one of a kind and a if this song doesn’t make your hair raise up.. your not a true country boy... I won’t say no more 🥃🥃🥃🔥🔥💯

  6. J.... M....

    I never heard Dwight sing a song with so much feeling.....great 2 part harmony.....that fiddle and DOBRO goes RIGHT thru my heart.....

  7. H.... M....

    I saw Jason Wilber do this live, but holy shit, Dwight killed it!!

  8. m.... a....

    They are tearing these mountains down again. Never seen deep mines damage a mountain too bad, but damn it if this mountain top removal stuff is nothing but Hell on these mountains. These mountains are not theirs to dynamite. They will never be the same again. It's impossible to rebuild a mountain , they are basically a giant rock. Not a pile of rubble.

  9. P.... P....

    what a beautiful recording i love Dwight's singing voice

  10. S.... Y....

    Saw Dwight in Louisville Kentucky the day before Kentucky Derby 2018. Dwight sang this in the Iroquois Park Amphitheatre with band all lined up across the stage. I was in awe!! Awesomeness, wish Dylan Yaden was there in person with me to experience together! RIP ❤

  11. A.... L....

    DOWN RIGHT AWESOME..

  12. A.... A....

    There's 2 versions of this song by Dwight Yoakam this 1 & a more up tempo song ain't sure which 1 I like best love the lonesome hillbilly moan of the vocals on this 1 & the musical performances.can't decide I'll listen to both & enjoy both

  13. J.... M....

    SING IT SON.......That Dobro attacks my heart....Thanks Dwight.

  14. T.... ....

    The best ever cover version of this John Prine classic !

  15. A.... A....

    Happy birthday Dwight Yoakam 61 today October 23

    A.... A....

    LONG LIVE THE KING OF HILLBILLY COUNTRY

  16. j.... ....

    As a youth we used to have a spot to park n drink and play music in the 70's we sang this song 2 or 3 times a night. those were the days..

    j.... ....

    jblcva ...Same here we use to Drive the local Back country roads had places we could pull over Drink few and jam country music .. every weekend seems like. those were some good ol Days ...

  17. G.... W....

    I first encountered John Prine's songs through John Denver, then Steve Goodman, then Bonnie Raitt, and finally heard Prine!    I do like Dwight, and I'm not a fan of much of what passes for country music these days.

  18. G.... L....

    I've been looking around at different covers of Prine's "Paradise". I've always been more on the fence with country music (like some, don't like some), but this version by Yoakam is definitely one of the best versions I've heard. I love John Prine, but this version is pretty damned close in how the music and the lyrics inspire the sensation of the loss of something due to our lack of foresight.

    G.... L....

    Dwight is hands down the best cover artist out there today..

    G.... L....

    Damm....everytime I hear this......I get CHILLS. The KING of country music. AMAZING.

    G.... L....

    Try The Everly Bros .

  19. L.... H....

     
    Dwight Yoakam is my favourite country musician .

    L.... H....

    He is the most versatile artist in music today..Have you heard the 20yr old under the covers? Awesome...

    L.... H....

    Who Cares ????

    L.... H....

    Liselotte Hansen 💖💖💖

    L.... H....

    DWIGHT IS THE KING OF COUNTRY MUSIC AND THIS SONG PROVES IT !!!! Thank you Dwight.....so much.

    L.... H....

    Liselotte Hansen Wow. You’re beautiful!

  20. A.... S....

    Dwight Yoakam is my favourite country musician next to the late Johnny Cash. Check out my Dwight Live photos https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/108179526268196127986/albums/6100678039635996625

    A.... S....

    Nice job, April.  Thank you :)