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Last night I broke the seal on a Jim Beam decanter That looks like Elvis I soaked the label off a Flintstone Jelly Bean jar I cleared us off a place on that One little table that you left us And pulled me up a big ole piece of floor I pulled the head off Elvis Filled Fred up to his pelvis Yabba Dabba Doo, the King is gone And so are you 'Round about ten we all got to talking 'Bout Graceland, Bedrock and such The conversation finally turned to women But they said they didn't get around too much Elvis said, "Find 'em young." And Fred said, "Old Fashioned girls are fun." Yabba Dabba Doo, the King is gone And so are you Later on it finally hit me That you wouldn't be 'a comin' home no more Cause this time I know you won't forgive me Like all of them other times before Then I broke Elvis's nose Pouring the last drop from his toes Yabba Dabba Doo, the King is gone And so are you Yabba Dabba Doo, the King is gone And so are you

Country music singers have always been a real close family But lately some of my kinfolks have disowned a few others and me I guess it's because I kind of changed my direction Lord I guess I went and broke their family tradition They get on me and want to know Hank, why do you drink? Hank, why do you roll smoke? Why must you live out the songs that you wrote? Over and over everybody makes my predictions So if I get stoned, I'm just carrying on an old family tradition I am very proud of my daddy's name All though his kind of music and mine ain't exactly the same Stop and think it over. Put yourself in my position If I get stoned and sing all night long it's a family tradition So don't ask me, Hank why do you drink? Hank, why do you roll smoke? Why must you live out the songs that you wrote? If I'm down in a honky-tonk some ole slick's trying to give me friction I said leave me alone I'm singing all night long it's a family tradition Lord I have loved some ladies and I have loved Jim Beam And they both tried to kill me in 1973 When that doctor asked me, Son how did you get in this condition? I said, hey sawbones, I'm just carrying on an ole family tradition So don't ask me, Hank, why do you drink? Hank, why do you roll smoke? Why must you live out the songs that you wrote? Stop and think it over, try and put yourself in my unique position If I get stoned and sing all night long, it's a family tradition!

I was headed north on Highway Five On a star-lit Sunday night When a pick-up truck flew by me out of control As I watched in my headlights He swerved left then back right He never hit the brakes As he left the road I found him lying in the grass Among the steel and glass With an empty whiskey bottle by his side And through the blood and tears He whispered in my ear A few last words just before he died Don't tell Mama I was drinkin' Lord knows her soul would never rest I can't leave this world with Mama thinkin' I met the Lord with whiskey on my breath I still think about that night And how that young man died And how others sometimes pay for our mistakes The last thing on his mind As he left this world behind Was knowing someone else's heart would break Don't tell Mama I was drinkin' Lord knows her soul would never rest I can't leave this world with Mama thinkin' I met the Lord with whiskey on my breath Don't tell Mama I was drinkin'

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She was standing by the highway, I was trucking on down the road I was moving freight to Denver, and she looked so wet and cold So I threw the binders on my rig and I pulled off to the side She hopped up in the cab with me and thanked me for the ride Well she said she lived in Denver, she was going back home again She went chasing around the country with some Colorado friends We talked the night away it seems and when we hit the Utah line Lord, she stole my heart, stole my soul, stole my lonesome mind By the time we got to Denver, we couldn't say goodbye So we loaded up and headed out of that city in the sky She's been with me ever since, and I recall the time When she stole my heart, stole my soul, stole my lonesome mind She's my South Dakota badlands, she's my Minnesota rain She's my Louisiana bayou, my rolling Texas plain She's my California sunshine, my Colorado smile She's my home along the highway, she's with me every mile Some times she takes the wheel awhile when we're pulling a heavy load And she sings those country songs to me as we move on down the road And when we go to sleep at night I dream about the time When she stole my heart, stole my soul, stole my lonesome mind She's my South Dakota badlands, she's my Minnesota rain She's my Louisiana bayou, my rolling Texas plain She's my California sunshine, my Colorado smile She's my home along the highway, she's with me every mile She's my South Dakota badlands, she's my Minnesota rain She's my Louisiana bayou, my rolling Texas plain She's my California sunshine, my Colorado smile She's my home along the highway, she's with me every mile

One of the greatest banjo tunes of all time.

Blue Kentucky highway, headin' for the line She hadn't said a word all night, But the wheels are turnin' in her mind Now I was ridin' shotgun, And I knew things had gone awry Just as soon as she dropped me off At the side of the road And she let that gravel fly Now I'm walkin' in the moonlight, Seein' nothin' but the taillights And that's a pair of taillights I may never see again She hit me with the left and right, Showin' me nothin' but the taillights And that's about as lonely As the highway's ever been Back here with my thumb out in the wind Was it somethin' that I did to her, Or the things I never said I wonder if the way we were was only in my head Now if I even make it back to town Before the sun comes up I'm gonna hit every parking spot around 'Til I find that pick-up truck Now I'm talkin' in the moonlight Seein' nothin' but the taillights And that's a pair of taillights I may never see again She hit me with the left and right Showin' me nothin' but the taillights And that's about as lonely As a highway's ever been Stuck here with my thumb out in the wind Well I'll bet right now she's laughin' At how she brought me to my knees But she won't be laughin' half as loud When she gives me back my keys She'll be walkin' in the moonlight, Seein' nothin' but the taillights And that's a pair of taillights She won't ever see again She hit me with a left and right And with nothin' but the taillights And I know that's about as lonely As a highway's ever been Back here with my thumb out in the wind There she goes, here I come

These times are troubled and these times are good And they're always gonna be, they rise and they fall We take 'em all the way that we should Together you and me forsaking them all Deep in the night and by the light of day It always looks the same, true love always does And here by your side, or a million miles away Nothin's ever gonna change the way that i feel, The way it is, is the way that it was When i said i do, i meant that i will 'til the end of all time Be faithful and true, devoted to you That's what i had in mind when i said i do Well this old world keeps changin', and the world stays the same For all who came before, and it goes hand and hand Only you and i can undo all that we became That makes us so much more, than a woman and a man And after everything that comes and goes around Has only passed us by, here alone in our dreams I know there's a lonely heart in every lost and found But forever you and i will be the ones Who found out what forever means When i said i do, i meant that i will 'til the end of all time Be faithful and true, devoted to you That's what i had in mind when i said i do Truer than true, you know that i'll always be there for you That's what i had in mind, that's what i had in mind, When i said i do

You were the first thing that I thought of When I thought I drank you off my mind When I get lost in the liquor You're the only one I find If I did the things I oughta You still would not be mine So I'll keep a tight grip on the bottle Gettin' loose and killin' time This killin' time is killin' me Drinking myself blind thinkin' I won't see That if I cross that line and they bury me Well, I just might find I'll be killin' time for eternity I don't know nothin' 'bout tomorrow I've been lost in yesterday I've spent all my life just dying For a love that passed away There's an end to all my sorrow This is the only price I'll pay I'll be a happy man when I go And I can't wait another day This killin' time is killin' me Drinking myself blind thinkin' I won't see That if I cross that line and they bury me Well, I just might find I'll be killin' time for eternity Yes, I just might find I'll be killin' time for eternity

I never liked the rain until i walked through it with you Every thunder cloud that came was one more i might not get through On the darkest day there's always light and now i see it too But i never liked the rain until i walked through it with you I hear it falling in the night and filling up my mind All the heaven's rivers come to light and i see it all unwind I hear it talking through the trees and on the window pane And when i hear it i just can't believe i never liked the rain Like the rain i have fallen for you and i know just why you Liked the rain always calling for you i'm falling for you now Just like the rain When the cloud is rolling over thunder striking me It's as bright as lightning and i wonder why i couldn't see That it's always good and when the flood is gone we still remain Guess i've known all along i just belong here with you falling Like the rain i have fallen for you and i know just why you Liked the rain always calling for you, i'm falling for you now Just like the rain i have fallen for you I'm falling for you know just like the rain And when the night falls on our better days And we're looking to the sky For the winds to take us high above the plains I know that we'll find better ways to look into the eye Of the storms that will be calling Forever we'll be falling Like the rain i have fallen for you, and i know just why you Like the rain always calling for you, i'm falling for you now just Like the rain i have fallen for you and i know just why you Like the rain always calling for you, i'm falling for you now just Like the rain i have fallen for you and i know just why you Like the rain always calling for you, i'm falling for you now just Like the rain Like the rain Like the rain Like the rain Like the rain Like the rain

Performed by Clint Black, Joe Diffie, Emmylou Harris, Merle Haggard, Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless, Ricky Skaggs, Earl Scruggs, Marty Stuart, Pam Tillis, Randy Travis, Travis Tritt and Dwight Yoakam From the compilation CD "Tribute To Tradition" (Clint Black) Well I got on in Bristol, by the old Virgina line With a suitcase full of dreams, And a brand new spendin' dime (Pam Tillis) I had a full bouquet of music, wrapped in pretty words Singin' songs sent down from heaven, On the wings of a speckled bird Wings of a speckled bird (Randy Travis) I heard a guitar and a fiddle, banjo and mandolin An old man opened up the door and told me "come on in" (Marty Stuart) He took my ticket, then he told me, Bring what it is you do 'Cause that's how you'll be remembered When you're travelin' days are through When you're travelin' days are through (All) They came from the hills and mountains, The valleys and the plains Some were kind and gentle, And some too wild to tame (Emmylou Harris) A string of fearless hearts, on an endless ball of twine It's the same old train, it's just a different time Just a different time (Merle Haggard) We sung songs in war, we sung songs in peace We traveled in abundance and we traveled on relief (Travis Tritt) From the outer gates of heaven, to hell fire's burnin' door It don't matter where you take it, 'Cause it's been there before It's been there before (All) They came from the hills and mountains, The valleys and the plains Some were kind and gentle, And some too wild to tame (Merle Haggard) A string of fearless hearts, on an endless ball of twine (All) It's the same old train, it's just a different time Just a different time (Ricky Skaggs/Patty Loveless) Now like a precious treasure, that's immeasurable in worth We stand before a new wave, proud children of the earth (Joe Diffie) We'll go on forever, and here's your solid proof As long as there's a world we've gotta sing Those folks the truth Sing those folks the truth (Dwight Yoakam) They came from the neon cities, The suburbs and the towns From Bakersfield to Baltimore, It's sacred holy ground (All) A string of fearless hearts, on an endless ball of twine It's the same old train, it's just a different time Just a different time Just a different time Just a different time Scruggs, Krauss play banjo and fiddle interlude) (Merle Haggard) It's the same old train, it's just a different time Same old train, just a different time

(In constant sorrow all through his days) I am a man of constant sorrow, I've seen trouble all my day I bid farewell to old Kentucky, The place where I was born and raised (The place where he was born and raised) For six long years I've been in trouble, No pleasures here on earth I found For in this world I'm bound to ramble, I have no friends to help me now (He has no friends to help him now) It's fare thee well my old lover I never expect to see you again For I'm bound to ride that northern railroad, Perhaps I'll die upon this train (Perhaps he'll die upon this train) You can bury me in some deep valley, For many years where I may lay Then you may learn to love another, While I am sleeping in my grave (While he is sleeping in his grave) Maybe your friends think I'm just a stranger My face, you'll never see no more But there is one promise that is given I'll meet you on God's golden shore (He'll meet you on God's golden shore)

You may think that I'm talking foolish You've heard that I'm wild and I'm free You may wonder how I can promise you now This love, that I feel for you, always will be You're not just time that I'm killing I'm no longer one of those guys As sure as I live this love that I give Is gonna be yours until the day that I die – oh, baby I'm gonna love you forever, forever and ever, amen As long as old men sit and talk about the weather As long as old women sit and talk about old men If you wonder how long I'll be faithful I'll be happy to tell you again I'm gonna love you forever and ever, forever and ever, amen They say that time takes it's toll on a body Makes the young girls brown hair turn grey But honey, I don't care, I ain't in love with your hair And if it all fell out, well, I'd love you anyway They say that time can play tricks on a memory, make people forget things they knew. well, it's easy to see it's happening to me I've already forgotten every woman but you – oh, darling I'm gonna love you forever, forever and ever, amen As long as old men sit and talk about the weather As long as old women sit and talk about old men If you wonder how long I'll be faithful well, just listen to how this song ends I'm gonna love you forever and ever, forever and ever, amen I'm gonna love you forever and ever, forever and ever, forever and ever, forever and ever, amen

"Deeper Than The Holler" Well I've heard those city singers singin' 'bout how they can love, Deeper than the oceans, higher than the stars above. Well, I come from the country, and I know I ain't seen it all. But I heard that ocean's salty, and the stars, they sometimes fall. And that would not do justice to the way I feel for you. So I had to sing this song about all the things I knew. My love is deeper than the holler. Stronger than the river. Higher than the pine trees growin' tall upon the hill. My love is purer than the snowflakes, That fall in late December. And honest as a Robin on a springtime window sill. And longer than the song of a whippoorwill. From the back roads to the Broadway shows with a million miles between, There's a least a million love songs that people love to sing. And every one is different, and every one's the same. And this is just another way of sayin' the same thing. My love is deeper than the holler. Stronger than the river. Higher than the pine trees growin' tall upon the hill. My love is purer than the snowflakes, That fall in late December. And honest as a Robin on a spring-time window sill. And longer than the song of a whippoorwill. My love is deeper than the holler. Stronger than the river. Higher than the pine trees growin' tall upon the hill. My love is purer than the snowflakes, That fall in late December. And honest as a Robin on a spring-time window sill. And longer than the song of a whippoorwill. A Whippoorwill

"I Told You So" Suppose I called you up tonight And told you that I love you And suppose I said I want to come back home And suppose I cried and said I think I finally learned my lesson And I'm tired of spending all my time alone If I told you that I realized you're all I ever wanted And it's killing me to be so far away Would you tell my that you love me too And would we cry together Or would you simply laugh at me and say... [Chorus] I told you so, I told you so I told you some day you'd come crawling back And asking me to take you in I told you so, but you had to go Now I've found somebody new And you will never break my heart in two again If I got down on my knees And told you I was yours forever Would you get down on yours too and take my hand Would we get that old-time feeling Would we laugh and talk for hours The way we did when our love first began Would you tell me that you've missed me too And that you've been so lonely And you've waited for the day that I returned And we'd live and love forever And that I'm your one and only Or would you say the tables finally turned And would you say... [Chorus]

Heave hi, heave hi ho The best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe Mufferaw Joe Big Joe Mufferaw paddled in to Mattawa All the way from Ottawa just one day, Hey, Hey On the river Ottawa the best man we ever saw Was Big Joe Mufferaw the old folks say Come an' listen I'll tell ya what the old folks say And they say Big Joe had an old pet frog Bigger than a horse an' he barked like a dog And the only thing quicker than a train upon a track Was Big Jow ridin' on the bullfrog's back Heave hi, heave hi ho The best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw Joe An' they say Big Joe used to get real wet From cuttin' down timber and workin' up a sweat An' everyone will tell ya around Carleton Place The Mississippi dripped off Big Joe's face Heave hi, heave hi ho The best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw Joe Now Joe had to portage from the Gatineau down To see a little girl he had in Kemptville town He was back and forth some many times to see that gal The path he wore became the Rideau Canal Heave hi, heave hi ho The best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw Joe Big Joe Mufferaw paddled in to Mattawa All the way from Ottawa just one day, Hey, Hey On the river Ottawa the best man we ever saw Was Big Joe Mufferaw the old folks say Come an' listen I'll tell ya what the old folks say An' they say Big Joe put out a forest fire Halfway between Renfrew and ol' Arnprior He was fifty miles away down around Smith Falls But he drowned out the fire with five spit balls Heave hi, heave hi ho The best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw Joe Well he jumped in the Calabogie lake real fast He swam both ways to catch a cross eyed bass But he threw in on the ground and said "I can't eat that" So he covered it over with mount Saint Pat Heave hi, heave hi ho The best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw Joe An' they say Big Joe drank a bucket of Gin And he beat the livin' tar outta twenty-nine men And high on the ceiling of the Pembroke pub There's twenty-nine boot marks and they're signed with love Heave hi, heave hi ho The best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw Joe Big Joe Mufferaw paddled in to Mattawa All the way from Ottawa just one day, Hey, Hey On the river Ottawa the best man we ever saw Was Big Joe Mufferaw the old folks say Come an' listen I'll tell ya what the old folks say They say Heave hi, heave hi ho The best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw Joe Big Joe Mufferaw(x4)

Come on you muckin' slushers You jack leg, driller and blasters The price of Uranium is up and there's money to make Come on ya big rock boulders Who answer to the name of miner This old boom town is still around On the shores of Elliot Lake Time cards in and out, up and down cages Gonna make Heaven out of Hell, earn wages Come on quirky pay me now I got eighteen holes I'm goin' pow, pow, pow And there ain't no music finer She's a damn good song for a miner, a damn good song for a miner When it's daylight on the town sight and a midnight a way down under I can hear the shift boss say "shes a muckin' out well" With hard hats, boots and oilers Were off to scale the stoke boys Goodbye town we're a goin' down To the belly of a man made hell Time cards in and out, up and down cages Gonna make Heaven out of Hell, earn wages Come on quirky pay me now I got eighteen holes I'm goin' pow, pow, pow And there ain't no music finer She's a damn good song for a miner, a damn good song for a miner In the afternoon we'll cage up to the surface and home to supper But we'll all meet at the Algoden later tonight Where the wine and the beer and the singin' Kinda gets a good miner swingin' And we'll dance around this whole damn town till the sun comes shinin' bright Time cards in and out, up and down cages Gonna make Heaven out of Hell, earn wages Come on quirky pay me now I got eighteen holes I'm goin' pow, pow, pow And there ain't no music finer She's a damn good song for a miner, a damn good song for a miner Come on you muckin' slushers You jack leg, drillers and blasters The price of Uranium is up and there's money to make Come on you big rock boulders Who answer to the name of miner This old boom town it still around on the shores of Elliot Lake Time cards in and out, up and down cages Gonna make Heaven out of Hell, earn wages Come on quirky pay me now I got eighteen holes I'm goin' pow, pow, pow And there ain't no music finer She's a damn good song for a miner, a damn good song for a miner One hell of a song for a miner!

[Chorus] Twang, twang, a-diddle-dang-diddle-dang-a-twang-a-twang-a-twang A-diddle-dang-another dang twang Another dang twang Another dang twang [Verse 1] I've been married now, for a year or more And my old guitar hangs by the door That woman of mine says, "Hock that, Luke 'Cause your mamma dear needs a brand-new suit." Well, I hocked my watch, and I sold my dog And I pawned the gasoline stove I hocked my ring and everything Just to keep that woman in clothes I even pawned the cat, and I hocked my boots And I sold the family car But that woman o' mine, will be a hundred-and-nine Before I hock my ole guitar [Chorus] Twang, twang, a-diddle-dang-diddle-dang-a-twang-a-twang-a-twang A-diddle-dang-another dang twang Another dang twang Another dang twang [Verse 2] She went out one day last week, I guess And she won't come back till I say yes In answer to her "Hock that, Luke" My ole guitar for a swimming suit That'll be the day when I pawn my heart Like I did the gasoline stove I hocked my ring and everything Just to keep that woman in clothes I even pawned the cat, and I hocked my boots And I sold the family car But that woman o' mine will be old and blind Before I hock my ole guitar [Chorus] Twang, twang, a-diddle-dang-ARR-diddle-dang-a-twang-a-twang-a-twang A-diddle-dang-another dang twang Another dang twang Another dang twang [Verse 3] If she don't come back, I won't be sore 'Cause I don't give a hoot about her no more A man gets tired, I'll hock that loot That woman o' mine's too bad to shoot I hocked my ring and everything Just to keep that woman in clothes I even pawned the cat, and I hocked my boots And I sold the family car But that woman o' mine will be in a box o' pine Before I hock my ole guitar [Chorus] Twang, twang, a-diddle-dang-ARR-diddle-dang-a-twang-a-twang-a-twang A-diddle-dang-another dang twang Another dang twang Another dang twang [Outro] (This song ain't over yet!) Still another dang twang And another dang twang And another dang twang And another dang twang And another dang twang And another dang twang And another dang twang And another dang twang

"Baby, We're Really In Love" If you're lovin' me like i'm lovin' you Baby, we're really in love If you're happy with me like i'm happy with you Old cupid just gave us a shove If you're thinkin' of me like i'm thinkin' of you Then i know what you're thinkin' of If you're lovin' me like i'm lovin' you Baby, we're really in love. I run around in circles And turn in fire alarms I'm nutty as a fruitcake When you're not in my arms If you're meant for me like i'm meant for you Baby, we fit like a glove If you're lovin' me like i'm lovin' you Baby, we're really in love. If you're lovin' me like i'm lovin' you Baby, we're really in love. If you're countin' on me like i'm countin' on you Old cupid just gave us a shove If you're dreamin' of me like i'm dreamin' of you Then i know what you're dreamin' of If you're lovin' me like i'm lovin' you Baby, we're really in love. My folks think i've gone crazy And i don't feel too sure And yet there's nothin' wrong with me That weddin' bells won't cure If you go for me like i go for you Baby, we fit like a glove If you're lovin' me like i'm lovin' you Baby, we're really in love.

"Jambalaya (On The Bayou)" Goodbye Joe me gotta go me oh my oh Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou My Yvonne the sweetest one me oh my oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and filé gumbo Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio Pick guitar fill fruit jar and be gay-o Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou Thibodaux Fontaineaux the place is buzzin' Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen Dress in style and go hog wild me oh my oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou Settle down far from town get me a pirogue And I'll catch all the fish in the bayou Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and filé gumbo Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio Pick guitar fill fruit jar and be gay-o Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou Later on, swap my mon, get me a pirogue And I'll catch all the fish on the bayou Swap my mon, to buy Yvonne what she need-oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and filé gumbo Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio Pick guitar fill fruit jar and be gay-o Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou

"Cold, Cold Heart" I tried so hard,my dear,to show that you're my every dream Yet you're afraid each thing I do is just some evil scheme A memory from your lonesome past keeps us so far apart Why can't I free your doubtful mind and melt your cold, cold heart? Another love before my time made your heart sad and blue And so my heart is paying now for things I didn't do In anger, unkind words are said that make the teardrops start Why can't I free your doubtful mind and melt your cold, cold heart? You'll never know how much it hurts to see you sit and cry You know you need and want my love, yet you're afraid to try Why do you run and hide from life, to try it just ain't smart Why can't I free your doubtful mind and melt your cold, cold heart? There was a time when I believed that you belonged to me But now I know your heart is shackled to a memory The more I learn to care for you, the more we drift apart Why can't I free your doubtful mind and melt your cold, cold heart?

"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" Hear that lonesome whippoorwill He sounds too blue to fly The midnight train is whining low I'm so lonesome I could cry I've never seen a night so long When time goes crawling by The moon just went behind the clouds To hide its face and cry Did you ever see a robin weep When leaves began to die? Like me, he's lost the will to live I'm so lonesome I could cry The silence of a falling star Lights up a purple sky And as I wonder where you are I'm so lonesome I could cry

"(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle" I was ridin' number nine Headin' south from Caroline I heard that lonesome whistle blow Got in trouble had to roam Left my gal and left my home I heard that lonesome whistle blow Just a kid actin' smart I went and broke my darlin's heart I guess I was too young to know They took me off the Georgia Main Locked me to a ball and chain I heard that lonesome whistle blow All alone I bear the shame I'm a number not a name I heard that lonesome whistle blow All I do is sit and cry When the ev'nin' train goes by I heard that lonesome whistle blow I'll be locked here in this cell Til my body's just a shell And my hair turns whiter than snow I'll never see that gal of mine Lord, I'm in Georgia doin' time I heard that lonesome whistle blow

Rob Salts, owner of the former Black Donnelly's Homestead describes what lead up to, and the details of the Donnelly family massacre of Feb 4, 1880 in Lucan Ontario. Rob has spend the last 30 years of his life doing tours of his property and sharing the Donnelly family's story. Donnelly Homestead Update: After 30 years, the Donnelly Homestead Site Tour is closing. Rob Salts, owner of the homestead, will no longer be giving tours of the famous historic attraction. The homestead closed its doors for the last time on October 31st, 2018. I’d like to take a minute to thank Rob Salts for his time and dedication in telling the story of the Black Donnellys, and for the thousands of tours he has given over the years. He has devoted 30 years of his life to keeping an important part of Canadian history alive, and we all appreciate it so much. http://donnellys.com