Cabin On The Hill by B.L. Shook "In 1914, at the age of 18, Bolivar Lee Shook was stealing a ride on a freight train near his home in Prentiss County, Mississippi, and was thrown from the train. He injured his leg and remained a cripple for life. His disability kept him from manual labor, and he turned to music for a livelihood. He taught piano and singing and tuned pianos until his death in March 1964. He spent his childhood in a frame cabin on a hill located about six miles south of Booneville, Mississippi, overlooking a wide valley to the east and a wide valley to the west. In the west stands a low range of mountains. Knowing the setting of his childhood home, it is not difficult to determine the inspiration for this song. His songs were not fictional, but are a reflection of his life and experiences. —Donald Franks, Attorney Cabin On The Hill There's a happy childhood home in the memory I can see Standing out upon the hill 'neath the shadow of the tree If I only had my way, it would give my heart a thrill Just to simply wander back to the cabin on the hill. Oh, I want to wander back to the cabin on the hill 'Neath the shadow of the tree, I would like to linger still Just to be with those who love, joy my heart would overfill And I want to wander back to the cabin on the hill. But the saddist of it all, I can never more return To that happy childhood home, matters not how much I yearn If I only had my way, it would give my heart a thrill Just to simply wander back to the cabin on the hill. Buy the song Cabin On The Hill