Hank Williams: I uncle John

I'd like to tell a story if you folks wouldn't mindBut this one is true and it really happened in that little hometown of mineThere was a kind old colored feller who the folks was always fondI don't even remember what his last name was we always just called him uncle johnWhy i remember when i was little i used to go and see him nearly every dayJust to sit and hear his stories an' while some time awayWhy he was in his height of glory when there was children around his feetI've seen him laugh right out loud and say lord god your children show is sweetI know in his big wide world there must be kind folks by the bushelBut i just believe that in this one old man lord put something specialWhy i've seen times when folks was sick that the old man would walk for milesJust to offer his assistance and try to help out a little whileHe was always doin' things like that givin' when he couldn't affordFunny thing was though he never did ask for no paySaid he was always a workin' for the lordNow uncle john have the sickness that he didn't know aboutFolks didn't know whether to tell him or just let him live withoutBut then one day they decided they oughta let him knowSo they asked doc boy if he go tell him and he said yeah he'd goHe found old john sittin' in his homemade rockin' chairThumbin' thru a worn out bible and readin' little scriptures here and thereThe doc was scared and he was nervous cause he didn't know quite where to startDon't you know his conscience fought him he come to break the old man's heartBut he gathered up his courage and he found the words to sayUncle john the lord's comin' and he's gonna take you awayWhy there must've been a choir of angels started singin' in that old man's earsFor a great big smile come on him and his eyes broke out in tearsAnd he said why doctor boy that's the most glorious news i ever heardI've been livin' almost eighty five years now just to hear them blessed wordsNow to know that he's finally callin' me to leave this earthly sodWhy doc i've just been livin' this old life so's i can get to meet my god