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UP ON THE HILL a bluegrass song
lyrics by Joel Sattler

When I was a little boy
and my heart was full of joy
there was a place that in my mind I go back still

It was in the Blue Ridge range
and I know it must sound strange
but I found a paradise up on the hill

up on the hill
up on the hill
where serenity my heart was always filled
when the world has gone to war
I know what my soul is for
I can find my peace of mind up on the hill

many years have come and gone
and even so my life goes on
and every now and then I go back till
I can make the world slow down
with the calmness I have found
when I go back to my place up on the hill

up on the hill
up on the hill
where serenity my heart was always filled
when the world has gone to war
I know what my soul is for
I can find my peace of mind up on the hill

when I die as I must do
when this earthly life is through
take my ashes and climb where the wind is chill
scatter them to the four winds
till I come back here again
and my ghost will always dwell up on the hill

up on the hill
up on the hill
where serenity my heart was always filled
when the world has gone to war
I know what my soul is for
I can find my peace of mind up on the hill

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