Molly And Tenbrooks (Feat. Bill Monroe)

This is a Bill Monroe classic 'bout two great race horses One of them named Tenbrooks from Kentucky The other named Molly from Rhode Island And Molly was livin' in California while the Tenbrooks was raised in Kentucky And they heard about how fast each other was And it was long way back in them days between Kentucky and California So they met half way and they had a race It's the true story Hey run ol' Molly run run ol' Molly run Tenbrooks gonna beat you to the bright and shinin' sun To the bright and shinin' sun Oh Lord to the bright and shinin' sun Tenbrooks was big bad horse he had a shaggy mane He run all round to Memphis he'd beat the Memphis train Beat the Memphis train Oh Lord beat the Memphis train See that train a comin' it's comin' round the curb See ol' Tenbrooks runnin' he's strainin' every nerve Strainin' every nerve Oh Lord strainin' every nerve Out in California well Molly done as she pleased Come back to ol' Kentucky got beat with all ease Beat with all ease Oh Lord beat with all ease Kiper Kiper you're not ridin' as right Molly's beatin' ol' Tenbrooks clear her out of sight Clear her out of sight Oh Lord clear her out of sight Kipe r Kiper Kiper my son Your ol' Tenbrooks provide her let ol' Tenbrooks run Let ol' Tenbrooks run Oh Lord let ol' Tenbrooks run The women all're laughin' the children all're cryin' Men're a hollerin' ol' Tenbrooks is flyin' Ol' Tenbrooks is flyin' Oh Lord ol' Tenbrooks is flyin' Well goin' catch ol' Tenbrooks and hitch him in the shade We gonna bury ol' Molly in coffin ready made Coffin ready made Oh Lord coffin ready made