Log Cabin In The Lane

Written by Will S. Hays

Key of G · Chords: I IV V

Verse 1

    G                          C            G
I’m growing old and feeble and I can’t work on more
My rusty bladed hoe I’ve laid to rest
My mama and my papa they are sleeping side by side
And their spirits now are roaming with the blessed

Chorus

    C                              G
Oh, the chimney’s falling down and the roof is all caved in
                                D7
Letting in the sunshine and the rain
        G                           C                 G
And the only friend I’ve got now is that good old dog of mine
                    D7           G
And that little old log cabin in the lane

Verse 2

Oh the paths have all grown up that led around the hill
The fences have all gone to decay
And the creeks have all dried up where we used to go to mill
And things have changed their course another way

Verse 3

Oh I ain’t got long to stay here, what little time I’ve got
I want to rest content while I remain
‘Til death shall call this dog and me to find a better home
                     D7           G
Than that little old log cabin in the lane