Carter Family Song Lyrics & Chords:
Hold fast to the right
Hold fast to the right
Kneel [D]down by the side of your
mother, my boy
You have [A]only a moment I [D]know
But stay till I give you this
parting advice
It is [A]all that I have to be[D]stow
Hold [G]fast to the
right, hold [D]fast to the right
Wher[A]ever your
footsteps may [D]roam
Oh for[G]sake not
the way of a sal[D]vation my boy
That you [A]learn'd
from your mother at [D]home
You leave us to seek your employment,
my boy
By the world you have yet to be
tried
But in the temptations and trials
you meet
May your heart to the Savior confide
* Refrain
I gave you to God in your cradle, my
boy
And I've taught you the best that I
knew
And as long as His mercies permit me
to live
And I shall never cease praying for
you
* Refrain
You will find in your satchel, a
Bible, my boy
It's the book of all others the best
It will help you to leve and prepare
you to die
And will lead to the gates of the
blest
* Refrain