Well here's the story of my life
Listen and I'll tell it twice Yeah hey, yeah hey, yeah hey Well I was borned in old Kentucky
In them hills where folks are lucky
And it's paradise to me Well I got a feller right over the hill
If he asks me to marry well I know I will
He asked me to marry got kids of four
And I'm tellin' you, I don't want no more Yeah hey, yeah hey, yeah hey Doo got me a guitar, I wrote me a song
Moved to Nashville, it wasn't long
'Til I was on the Grand Ole Opry We bought us a mansion on the hill
Livin' big like we were big deals
Scarlet O'Hara in Gone With The Wind
I was pregnant again Oh gee, oh Lord, I swear
The babies are comin' in pairs Yeah hey, yeah hey, yeah hey Well some big shot from Hollywood
Thought a movie about my life would be good
It was a big hit, made a big splash
What I wanna know is what happened to the cash Yeah hey, yeah hey, yeah hey Now me and Doo, married forty-eight years
Six kids later a lot of laughter and tears
I have to say that I've been blessed
Not bad for this ol' Kentucky girl I guess Yeah hey, yeah hey, yeah hey Yeah hey, yeah hey, yeah hey Well here's the story of my life
Listen and I'll tell it twice Yeah hey, yeah hey, yeah hey