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Currently Playing: By the Glow of the Kerosene Light - Michael Kelly - (Wince Coles cover)

My cover of 'By the Glow of the Kerosene Light', by Wince Coles. This is one of those songs that I learned through oral tradition way back in the day at jam sessions with friends in high school. I hadn't thought about it in years, until I heard it sung recently at an SCA event. --- Check out music livestreams on my Twitch TV channel: https://www.twitch.tv/bard_mk If you enjoy my music, please visit my Patreon page and consider becoming a patron of the arts! Support my music at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MichaelKelly Get the MP3 of this song (and others) here: https://www.patreon.com/MichaelKelly/shop Album MP3's available through BandCamp: http://michaelkellymusic.bandcamp.com/releases Or if you feel like buying the musician a beer without any long-term commitment, here's my tip jar: https://streamlabs.com/bard_mk --- "BY THE GLOW OF THE KEROSENE LIGHT" - written by Wince Coles Capo 4 I remember the time when my grandpa and I Would sit by the fire at night And I'd listen to stories of how he once lived By the glow of the kerosene light. By the glow of the kerosene light. He said Mom and Dad send me off to school Where I learned how to read and to write And they'd listen for hours As I read from my books By the glow of the kerosene light. By the glow of the kerosene light. Your grandma and I, we were wed at 16 Lord, she was a beautiful sight As proudly I placed the ring on her hand By the glow of the kerosene light. By the glow of the kerosene light. About one year later, your daddy was born And your grandma held my hand so tight Oh, I cant tell the joy as she brought forth new life By the glow of the kerosene light. By the glow of the kerosene light. But having her child, it did weaken her so She just wasnt up to the fight But she looked so peaceful as she went to her rest By the glow of the kerosene light. By the glow of the kerosene light. Then, as is now, the times they were hard To succeed you would try all your might And sometimes love bloomed, but sometimes dreams die By the glow of the kerosene light. By the glow of the kerosene light. By the glow of the kerosene light. By the glow of the kerosene light.