Uncle Pen
intermediate
Uncle Pen
Bill Monroe
Jerry Garcia
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Chord Chart
Verse
AA
AA
AA
E
A
AA
AA
AA
E
A
DD
AA
AA
E
A
AA
AA
AA
E
A
AA
AA
Chorus
AA
AA
AA
E
A
AA
AA
AA
E
A
AA
A7A7
Refrain
DD
AA
AA
E
A
A
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Chords used:
A
A7
D
E
rest
Lyrics
Oh the people would come from far away
They'd dance all night till the break of day
When the caller hollered do-se-do
You knew Uncle Pen was ready to go
Late in the evening about sundown
High on the hill and above the town
Uncle Pen played the fiddle lord how it would ring
You could hear it talk, you could hear it sing
He played an old piece he called Soldier's Joy
And the one called The Boston Boy
The greatest of all was Jenny Lynn
To me that's where the fiddle begins
I'll never forget that mournful day
When Uncle Pen was called away
They hung up his fiddle, they hung up his bow
They knew it was time for him to goDemo Videos
About This Song
Uncle Pen is Bill Monroe's heartfelt tribute to his uncle Pendleton Vandiver, the fiddler who taught him to play and profoundly influenced his musical development. Written in 1950 and featuring Kenny Baker's iconic fiddle work, it became one of Monroe's signature songs and a bluegrass standard.