Old Black Kettle

Intro G C G G [Verso 1] G Well, I remember when I was just little C Mama used to cook in an old black kettle D G D On an old wood stove she'd had since she was wed G Well, the oven door was sprung a little bit C So we propped it up with a fork and stick D G But that didn't matter 'cause Mama kept us fed [Verso 2] G My mama and daddy must have loved each other C 'Cause I had 11 sisters and brothers D G D And the girls worked just as hard as the boys did G There was corn to hoe then we'd go hoe it C We might have been poor but we didn't know it D G We'd heard that word but we didn't know what it meant [Refrão] C G Oh, we used to have such a good life D D7 D And the days that I knew then are the happiest I've known C G And oh, didn't we have such a good time G D C G A And it's sad to think the old black kettle's gone [Verso 3] A Well, there was nothing that pleased us any better D Than when we got an occasional letter E A E From kinfolks living up north in some big town A We'd think of all the games we'd play D And we just couldn't hardly wait E A When our city cousins said they's a-coming down [Verso 4] A Now Mama's done away with the old black kettle D She used to cook in when I was just little E A E And the door ain't sprung on her electric range A That little farm and home we had D It ain't there no more and that's too bad E A Folks are doin' away with the simple things [Refrão] D A Oh, we used to have such a good life E A7 E And the days that I knew then are the happiest I've known D A And oh, didn't we have such a good time E D And it's sad to think the old black kettle's gone Outro D A E D Now I just mean to say the simple things are gone A The old black kettle's gone