When I got the word that our Uncle Joe died When I got the word that our Uncle Joe died Cuando recibí la noticia de que nuestro tío Joe murió I did what we all did, I sat down and cried I did what we all did, I sat down and cried Hice lo que todos lo hicimos, me senté y lloré Got into my car, headed home for the hills Got into my car, headed home for the hills Metí en el coche, camino a casa de las colinas Back home to Kentucky where the funeral was held Back home to Kentucky where the funeral was held De vuelta a casa de Kentucky, donde se celebró el funeral I cried all the way to Kentucky I cried all the way to Kentucky Lloré todo el camino a Kentucky His memory so sweet to recall His memory so sweet to recall Su recuerdo tan dulce para recordar Uncle Joe lived such a good life Uncle Joe lived such a good life Tío Joe vivido una buena vida Love and respected by all Love and respected by all El amor y el respeto de todos los His jokes were the talk of the county His jokes were the talk of the county Sus chistes eran la comidilla de la comarca He knew how to make people laugh He knew how to make people laugh Él sabía cómo hacer reír a la gente I cried all the way to Kentucky I cried all the way to Kentucky Lloré todo el camino a Kentucky And then I smiled all the way back And then I smiled all the way back Y entonces me sonrió todo el camino The Preacher said Joe was a wonderful guy The Preacher said Joe was a wonderful guy El predicador dijo que Joe era un tipo maravilloso And God has a project for him in the sky And God has a project for him in the sky Y Dios tiene un proyecto para él en el cielo His stories are binging the Angels a smile His stories are binging the Angels a smile Sus historias están comportándose los Ángeles una sonrisa To turn us into new ways to cheer us awhile To turn us into new ways to cheer us awhile Para convertirnos en nuevas maneras de animar a un tiempo Joe once brought a skunk into Sunday School class Joe once brought a skunk into Sunday School class Joe trajo una vez un zorrillo en Escuela Dominical Had even made grouchy old Deacon Jones laugh Had even made grouchy old Deacon Jones laugh Incluso habían hecho mal humor de edad Diácono reír Jones He says it's been fixed and smells like a rose He says it's been fixed and smells like a rose Él dice que ha sido fijo y huele como una rosa All of you good christians turn loose of your nose All of you good christians turn loose of your nose Todos los buenos cristianos que a su vez suelta de su nariz I cried all the way to Kentucky I cried all the way to Kentucky Lloré todo el camino a Kentucky His memory so sweet to recall His memory so sweet to recall Su recuerdo tan dulce para recordar Uncle Joe lived such a good life Uncle Joe lived such a good life Tío Joe vivido una buena vida Love and respected by all Love and respected by all El amor y el respeto de todos los His jokes were the talk of the county His jokes were the talk of the county Sus chistes eran la comidilla de la comarca He knew how to make people laugh He knew how to make people laugh Él sabía cómo hacer reír a la gente I cried all the way to Kentucky I cried all the way to Kentucky Lloré todo el camino a Kentucky And then I smiled all the way back And then I smiled all the way back Y entonces me sonrió todo el camino At helloween night no one meant any harm At helloween night no one meant any harm En la noche de Helloween no una intención de hacer daño When the outhouse was purched upon Grandpa's old barn When the outhouse was purched upon Grandpa's old barn Cuando el retrete estaba en purched antiguo granero del abuelo I think of those things when I tell Joe goodbye I think of those things when I tell Joe goodbye Pienso en esas cosas cuando le digo a Joe adiós A smile on my lips and a tear in my eye A smile on my lips and a tear in my eye Una sonrisa en mis labios y una lágrima en el ojo I cried all the way to Kentucky I cried all the way to Kentucky Lloré todo el camino a Kentucky His memory so sweet to recall His memory so sweet to recall Su recuerdo tan dulce para recordar Uncle Joe lived such a good life Uncle Joe lived such a good life Tío Joe vivido una buena vida Love and respected by all Love and respected by all El amor y el respeto de todos los His jokes were the talk of the county His jokes were the talk of the county Sus chistes eran la comidilla de la comarca He knew how to make people laugh He knew how to make people laugh Él sabía cómo hacer reír a la gente I cried all the way to Kentucky I cried all the way to Kentucky Lloré todo el camino a Kentucky And then I smiled all the way back And then I smiled all the way back Y entonces me sonrió todo el camino I cried all the way to Kentucky I cried all the way to Kentucky Lloré todo el camino a Kentucky And then I smiled all the way back And then I smiled all the way back Y entonces me sonrió todo el camino