Molly And Tenbrooks - Tom T. Hall, Bill Monroe

(This is a Bill Monroe classic 'bout two great race horses

One of them named Tenbrooks from Kentucky

The other named Molly from Rhode Island

And Molly was livin' in California

While the Tenbrooks was raised in Kentucky

And they heard about how fast each other was

And it was long way back in them days between Kentucky and California

So they met half way and they had a race

It’s the true story.)

Hey, run ol' Molly run run ol' Molly run

Tenbrooks gonna beat you to the bright and shinin' sun

To the bright and shinin' sun

Oh Lord, to the bright and shinin' sun

Tenbrooks was big bad horse he had a shaggy mane

He run all round to Memphis he’d beat the Memphis train

Beat the Memphis train

Oh Lord, beat the Memphis train

See that train a comin' it’s comin' round the curb

See ol' Tenbrooks runnin' he’s strainin' every nerve

Strainin' every nerve

Oh Lord, strainin' every nerve

Out in California well Molly done as she pleased

Come back to ol' Kentucky got beat with all ease

Beat with all ease

Oh Lord, beat with all ease

Kiper Kiper you’re not ridin' as right

Molly’s beatin' ol' Tenbrooks clear her out of sight

Clear her out of sight

Oh Lord, clear her out of sight

Kipe, r Kiper, Kiper my son

Your ol' Tenbrooks provide her let ol' Tenbrooks run

Let ol' Tenbrooks run

Oh Lord, let ol' Tenbrooks run

The women all’re laughin' the children all’re cryin'

Men’re a hollerin' ol' Tenbrooks is flyin'

Ol' Tenbrooks is flyin'

Oh Lord, ol' Tenbrooks is flyin'

Well, goin' catch ol' Tenbrooks and hitch him in the shade

We gonna bury ol' Molly in coffin ready made

Coffin ready made

Oh Lord, coffin ready made