Cabin on the Hill
First recording and first release by Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys (April 5, 1959 / April 27, 1959)
- Written by
- B. L. Shook
- Language
- English
- Comments
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aka "Cabin in the Hills". Flatt & Scruggs released this song in 1959 as "Cabin in the Hills" and credited themselves on the release, but it had been written years earlier by B. L. Shook. The lyrics actually only say "Cabin on the Hill" and most of their subsequent releases have it titled "Cabin on the Hill". To add further confusion, Flatt co-wrote a song in 1947 called Little Cabin Home on the Hill with Bill Monroe while he was part of the Blue Grass Boys that sometimes is just called "Little Cabin on the Hill" or just "Cabin on the Hill".
This song starts off "There's a happy child at home....", the Flatt/Monroe song starts off "Tonight I'm all alone without you my dear..." - Licensing
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