By the Glow of the Kerosene Light - Michael Kelly - (Wince Coles cover)
My cover of 'By the Glow of the Kerosene Light', by Wince Coles.
This is one of those songs that I learned through oral tradition way back in the day at jam sessions with friends in high school. I hadn't thought about it in years, until I heard it sung recently at an SCA event.
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"BY THE GLOW OF THE KEROSENE LIGHT" - written by Wince Coles
Capo 4
I remember the time when my grandpa and I
Would sit by the fire at night
And I'd listen to stories of how he once lived
By the glow of the kerosene light.
By the glow of the kerosene light.
He said Mom and Dad send me off to school
Where I learned how to read and to write
And they'd listen for hours
As I read from my books
By the glow of the kerosene light.
By the glow of the kerosene light.
Your grandma and I, we were wed at 16
Lord, she was a beautiful sight
As proudly I placed the ring on her hand
By the glow of the kerosene light.
By the glow of the kerosene light.
About one year later, your daddy was born
And your grandma held my hand so tight
Oh, I cant tell the joy as she brought forth new life
By the glow of the kerosene light.
By the glow of the kerosene light.
But having her child, it did weaken her so
She just wasnt up to the fight
But she looked so peaceful as she went to her rest
By the glow of the kerosene light.
By the glow of the kerosene light.
Then, as is now, the times they were hard
To succeed you would try all your might
And sometimes love bloomed, but sometimes dreams die
By the glow of the kerosene light.
By the glow of the kerosene light.
By the glow of the kerosene light.
By the glow of the kerosene light.