Jim Reeves

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"Oh, How I Miss You Tonight"

"Oh, How I Miss You Tonight"



(Oh, how I miss you tonight)

Oh, how I miss you tonight
Miss you when lights are low
Oh, how I need you tonight
More than you'll ever know.

Each moment that we're apart
You're never out of my heart
I'd rather be lonely and wait
for you only sweetheart.

How I miss you tonight.

Each moment that we're apart
You're never out of my heart
I'd rather be lonely and wait
for you only sweetheart.

(Oh, how I miss you.)...

 

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"Oklahoma Hills"

"Oklahoma Hills"



Many years have come and gone
Since I wandered from my home
In those Oklahoma hills where I was born
Many a page of life has turned
Many a lesson I have learned
And I feel that in those hills I still belong.

Way down yonder in the Indian nation
Ride my pony on the reservation
In the Oklahoma hills where I was born
A way down yonder in the Indian nation
A cowboy's life is my occupation
In the Oklahoma hills where I was born.

As I sit here today many miles I am away
From a place I rode my pony through the draw
Where the oak and blackjack trees
Kiss the playful prairie breeze
In the Oklahoma hills where I was born.

Way down yonder in the Indian nation
Ride my pony on the reservation
In the Oklahoma hills where I was born
A way down yonder in the Indian nation
A cowboy's life is my occupation
In the Oklahoma hills where I was born.

As I turn life a page
To the land of a great old sage
In the Oklahoma hills where I was born
Where the Blackbony River flows
In the snow white cotton grows
In the Oklahoma hills where I was born.

Way down yonder in the Indian nation
Ride my pony on the reservation
In the Oklahoma hills where I was born
A way down yonder in the Indian nation
A cowboy's life is my occupation
In the Oklahoma hills where I was born...

 

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"Old Tige"

"Old Tige"



(Tige you were faithful, faithful to the end)
(Tige how I miss you, you were my best friend)

Three years of Army Service done and I was headin' home at last
I got to thinking 'bout my dog and things long gone past
How old Tige pulled me from a creek when I had no pulse or breath
How he saved me from the changin' bull that gored my Dad to death.

As a kid I'd dream of bears and tremble to my toes
Till old Tige come up to my bed and nudge me with his nose
Then my fears would melt away and Tige would go lie down
I'd drift on back to sleep without another sound.

The big bus stopped and I got off it was awful dark and thick with fog
Then something gently nuzzled me and there stood Tige my dog
I wondered if my faithful dog had met the bus each day
And all the dreary winter nights since I'd been away.

Have Tige meet me here like this I was I was really glad
'Cause I hadn't needed Tige so much since the day they've burried Dad
Too long miles still lay ahead but what I didn't know
A giant Dam was being built where the old road used to go.

I think the Lord was sending Tige and I followed where he led
Knowing well without his help that I'd be good as dead
Tige inched along this way and that going rough and slow
And I could hear the water a lappin' at the ledges far below.

Then through the mist I saw a light and mother in her chair
And I reached down to pet old Tige but he wasn't there
I'm thankful Mom you had old Tige these three lonely years
I owe my life to him tonight I couldn't help my tears.

You say you wrote me bout the Dam well God was sure with us
I didn't get your letter Mom but old Tige met the bus
I hate to tell you son she said but now you've got to know
When you left it broke his heart Tige died three years ago.

(You were my best friend.)...

 

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"Once Upon A Time"

"Once Upon A Time"



Once upon a time life was lovely
I never found time to complain
Once upon a time blue skies were mine
But now it's beginning to rain.

I'm so unprepared for the weather
Although there's a storm in my heart
I'll just ignore the weather pretend we're together
And linger alone in the dark.

I've always been told the rainbow
Usually follows the rain
But there's no glow of a rainbow
No sign of sunshine again.

I'll just let the clouds cast their shadows
And hide that old moon from my view
Because if it finds me it only reminds me
Of once upon a time with you.

Once upon a time life was lovely
I never found time to complain
Once upon a time blue skies were mine
But now it's beginning to rain.

I'll just let the clouds cast their shadows
And hide that old moon from my view
Because if it finds me it only reminds me
Of once upon a time with you...

 

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"Overnight"

"Overnight"



(Overnight, Overnight, Overnight, Overnight, Overnight)

I met you on the Sunday night by that Monday morning
Overnight although I wondered
Overnight what's wrong with me
Overnight love walked right in and shook me like a tree.

Oh, I sat down when I got home and gave my heart a warnin'
Overnight I dreamed about you
Overnight while count the sheep
Overnight I felt for you so hard I couldn't sleep.

All night long I wished you were my own
And when I came to I was huggin' you like a hound dog hugs a bone
All night long my heart was standing still
And when I got up I pitched myself to see if this was real.

Then you came by and told me dear the same sweet Monday morning
Overnight you dreamed about me
Overnight you loved me too
Overnight we found the dream that really did come true.

(All night long I wished you were my own)
When I came to I was huggin' you like a hound dog hugs a bone
All night long my heart was standing still
And when I got up I pitched myself to see if this was real.

Then you came by and told me dear the same sweet Monday morning
Overnight you dreamed about me
Overnight you loved me too
Overnight we found the dream that really did come true.

Really did come true, that really did come true...

 

[fox69]

"Padre Of Old San Antone"

"Padre Of Old San Antone"



I strolled to an old mission garden and as I was kneeling alone
An arm gently fell on my shoulder it was the padre of old San Antone
We went for a walk in the garden and as we were talking alone
He told why he came to the mission to the mission in old San Antone
Then the chapel bells they rang and an angel chorus sang
"Mi amor mi amigo" from the sky
Then he kneeled down to pray in the garden and whispered Mi amore mi Corazonne
Then I knew that his love was an angel the padre of old San Antone

 

[fox69]

"Penny Candy"

"Penny Candy"



There's a little girl lives on our street
She's awful sweet and pretty
The boys stand on their heads for her
But she thinks they're all silly.

She's got freckles on her nose
Her hair is light and sandy
Penelope Candance is her name
But we call her Penny Candy.

She doesn't know what a nickel is
She's got no use for dollars
There's always a penny in her hand
And a licorice on her collar.

She's the sweetest girl in town
The little boys think she's a dandy
But the monkey shines don't bother her
When she's eatin' Penny Candy.

Penny Candy
She eats that messy kind
Penny Candy
She eats it all the time.

She brightens up the neighborhood
Her little face is always glowing
And when she's in a hurry
We all know where she's a going.

It's to the little corner store
That's awful close and handy
Then once again her happy face
Is black with Penny Candy.

Penny Candy
She eats that messy kind
Penny Candy
She eats it all the time.

She's always got a smile for you
If you should ever meet her
And with Candy on her face
Her smile is a little sweeter.

Penelope Candance is her name
And she likes that fine and dandy
But if you want to see her dimples show
Just call her Penny Candy.

Penny Candy
She eats that messy kind
Penny Candy
She eats it all the time...

 

[fox69]

"Poor Little Doll"

"Poor Little Doll"



Poor little doll, you're too young for tears
I'm in love with you, honey, up to my ears
I know that you go for somebody else
But he's gonna drop you, he told me himself

Poor little doll, like sun is your smile
But there will be tears in just a short while
Don't let him hurt you and tear down your world
Oh, don't you wanna be my girl

Don't you want to move right into my heart
Don't give those blue tears a chance to start
A love true as mine shouldn't be overlooked
I'll let the world see that you've got me hooked

No kissin' in corners like he wants to do
'Cause nobody hides a love that is true
To him you're a plaything, to me you're a pearl
Oh, don't you wanna be my girl

Don't you want to move right into my heart
Don't give those blue tears a chance to start
A love true as mine shouldn't be overlooked
And I'll let the world see that you've got me hooked

No kissin' in corners like he wants to do
'Cause nobody hides a love that is true
To him you're a plaything, to me you're a pearl
So, don't you wanna be my girl
Yes, don't you wanna be my girl

 

[fox69]

"Precious Memories"

"Precious Memories"


Precious mem'ries, unseen angels
Sent from somewhere to my soul
How they linger, ever near me
As the sacred past unfold.

Precious mem'ries, how they linger
How they ever flood my soul
In the stillness of the midnight
Precious, sacred scenes unfold.

As I travel on life's pathway
I know not what the years may hold
And as I ponder, hope grows fonder
Precious mem'ries floods my soul.

Precious mem'ries how they linger
How they ever flood my soul
In the stillness of the midnight
Precious, sacred scenes unfold...

 

[fox69]

"Ramona"

"Ramona"



(Ramona, Ramona)

Ramona,
I hear the mission bells above
Ramona,
They're ringing out our song of love.

I press you caress you
And bless the day you taught me to care
I'll always remember the rambling rose
You wore in your hair.

Ramona,
When day is done you'll hear my call
Ramona,
We'll meet beside the waterfall.

I dread the dawn
When I awake to find you gone
Ramona,
I made you my own.

(Ramona,)
When day is done you'll hear my call
(Ramona,)
We'll meet beside the waterfall.

I dread the dawn
When I awake to find you gone
Ramona,
I made you my own.

(Ramona.)...