Hold Fast to the Right-The Carter Family

[ti:Hold Fast to the Right] [ar:The Carter Family] [al:Hello Stranger (1936-1937)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.29]Hold Fast to the Right - The Carter Family (卡特家族) [00:02.04]Written by：James Vaughan [00:03.10] [00:03.97]Kneel down by the side of your mother my boy [00:08.97]You have only a moment I know [00:12.85] [00:14.04]But stay 'til I give you my parting advice [00:19.08]It is all that I have to bestow [00:23.06] [00:24.24]Hold fast to the right hold fast to the right [00:29.32]Wherever your footsteps may roam [00:33.43] [00:34.27]And forsake not the way of salvation my boy [00:39.30]That you learned from your mother at home [00:43.03] [00:50.98]You leave us to seek your employment my boy [00:55.51]By the world you have yet to betide [00:59.67] [01:00.32]But in the temptations and trials you meet [01:05.58]May your heart to the savior confide [01:09.62] [01:10.68]Hold fast to the right hold fast to the right [01:15.71]Wherever your footsteps may roam [01:19.44] [01:20.66]And forsake not the way of salvation my boy [01:25.57]That you learned from your mother at home [01:29.33] [01:36.99]I gave you to god in your cradle my boy [01:41.76]And taught you the best that I knew [01:45.77] [01:46.66]And as long as his mercies permits me to live [01:51.80]I shall never stop praying for you [01:55.87] [01:56.68]Hold fast to the right hold fast to the right [02:01.85]Wherever your footsteps may roam [02:05.39] [02:06.64]And forsake not the way of salvation my boy [02:11.90]That you learned from your mother at home [02:15.58] [02:23.00]You will find in the satchel a bible my boy [02:27.80]It's the book of all others the best [02:31.75] [02:32.78]It will help you to live and prepare you to die [02:37.90]And will lead to the gates of the blest [02:41.92] [02:42.80]Hold fast to the right hold fast to the right [02:47.79]Wherever your footsteps may roam [02:51.53] [02:52.52]And forsake not the way of salvation my boy [02:57.58]That you learned from your mother at home