Son Of A Preacher Man Bobbie Gentry

Billy-Ray was a preacher's son And when his daddy would visit he'd come along When they gathered round and started talkin' That's when Billy would take me walkin' A-through the back yard we'd go walkin

Ace Insurance Man Bobbie Gentry

Two men sittin' in straight back chairs Feet propped up on the railin' Sittin' in front of the country store Discussin' how the crops were failin' About that time a car drove by With an Ace Insurance bumper

Louisiana Man Bobbie Gentry

At first Mom and Poppa called the little girl a lady They raised her on the banks of a river bed A house boat tied to a big tall tree A home for my poppa and my momma and me The clock strikes

Ode To Billie Joe Bobbie Gentry

It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day I was out choppin' cotton and my brother was balin' hay And at dinner time we stopped and walked back to the house to eat And Mama hollered

Ode To Billy Joe Bobbie Gentry

It was the third of June another sleepy, dusty Delta day I was out choppin' cotton and my brother was baling hay At dinner time we stopped and walked back to the house to eat And Mama hollered out the

He Made A Woman Out Of Me Bobbie Gentry

I was born on a levy A little bit south of Montgomery Mama worked in the big house And daddy he worked for the County I never had no learnin' Until I turned 16 When Joe Henry come up the river, yonder

In The Ghetto Bobbie Gentry

"As the snow flies On a cold and gray Chicago mornin' A poor little baby child is born In the ghetto And his mama cries 'Cause if there's one thing that she don't need It's another hungry mouth to feed

Apartment 21 Bobbie Gentry

Sunday shoes Pick up the daily news Looks like tomorrows blues But its better than none Call on the telephone Knowin' that he's not home I'll put on the Rollin' Stones And I can have me some fun Start up a

The Fool On the Hill Bobbie Gentry

Day after day alone on the hill The man with the foolish grin Is keeping perfectly still But nobody wants to know him They can see that he's just a fool And he never gives an answer But the fool on the

Okolona River Bottom Band Bobbie Gentry

La la la la la Ooh hey hey hey La la la la la Every year about this time the local gentry Have a meeting in Chickasaw land They all come to judge each and every entry That wants to try out for the Okolona

Find Em Fool Em Forget About Em Bobbie Gentry

People let me tell you all about my father He was known as the meanest, baddest love maker in town The man had a reputation for shuckin' and jivin' all the women Breaking their hearts, lord, and leavin

Fancy Bobbie Gentry

We lived in a one-room, run down shack On the outskirts of New Orleans.

Touch 'Em With Love Bobbie Gentry

Hey, my good man Won'tcha come here and see about me I can hear the angels singing I believe I'm about to be free Billy called the doctor He said I'm sorry but you don't need me You better touch em with

Chickasaw County Child Bobbie Gentry

Just outside of delta country Where the bitter weeds growin' wild Born seven miles outside of Woodland Was a Chicasaw County child An Poppa done brung us some peppermint candy Momma fixed a custard pie

Seasons Come, Seasons Go Bobbie Gentry

Dogwood blossoms float against The ice encrusted creek bank A tender blade of new green grass Is bravely pushing upward through the melting snow The Spring breathes ruffles through my hair And whispers

Bugs Bobbie Gentry

building a nest The red wasp's gonna swoop down and get ya child Won't give you a minutes rest (she's talkin 'bout) Bugs!

Mississippi Delta Bobbie Gentry

M I double S I double S I double P I M I double S I double S I double P I Right in the middle of the cotton belt Down in the Mississippi Delta Wearin' last years possum belt Smack dab in the Mississippi

My Elusive Dreams Bobbie Gentry

followed you to Texas I followed you to Utah We didn't find it there so we moved on I went with you to Alabam Things looked good in Birmingham We didn't find it there so we moved on I know you're tired of

Here, There And Everywhere Bobbie Gentry

To lead a better life, I need my love to be here. Here, making each day of the year, Changing my life with a wave of her hand. Nobody can deny that there\'s something there.

Gentle On My Mind Bobbie Gentry

Rolled up and stashed behind your couch And it's knowing I'm not shackled By forgotten words and bonds And the ink stains that are dried upon some line That keeps you in the backroads By the rivers of

Marigolds And Tangerines Bobbie Gentry

Marigolds and tangerines And lots of rusty window screens Funny Paper, fountain pen And patchwork things to cover in Puppy dogs and potpourri Oh won't you come and live with me Tambourine and tape machine

Beverly Bobbie Gentry

Beverly packs her lunch pail silently In the light of the dawn's gray gloom In her lonely room Beverly works all day at the factory On her feet from five to nine On the assembly line Beverly drifts away

Refractions Bobbie Gentry

I had a most distressing dream last night I dreamed I was a crystal bird Caught in perpetual flight I'd ascend and glide and descend and ride On the wind and never alight I had a most distressing dream

Tobacco Road Bobbie Gentry

"I was born in a trunk Mama died and my daddy got drunk Left me here to die alone In the middle of Tobacco Road Growin' up rusty shack All I had was hangin' on my back Only you know how I loathe

Benjamin Bobbie Gentry

Benjamin rode out of Montana On a Palomino pony He told me he was all alone He lost his family in forty-nine Benjamin took me to San Diego Guess we caused quite a commotion Selling Pacific ocean water

I'll Never Fall In Love Again Bobbie Gentry

What do you get when you fall in love A girl with a pin to burst your bubble That's what you get for all your troubble I'll never fall in love again I'll never fall in love again What do you get when

Billy The Kid Bobbie Gentry

Billy the kid I understand you It really ain't your fault that the west is so wild Billy the kid cain't reprimand you You must have been deprived when you was a child Whoopee ti yi yipee yipee, shoot '

Hurry, Tuesday Child Bobbie Gentry

Hurry Tuesday child Its time to be a goin' Your good news day, child Has come at last Hold your chance in your dusty hand One way ticket to a promised land I understand No more blues day child Hard time

Lookin' In Bobbie Gentry

down But here I am again You'll take me back and then It won't be long till I'll be gone Upon my way again So I spend my days thinkin' up new ways To do the same old thing Seasons come and go without a

Casket Vignette Bobbie Gentry

Here are some samples of the fabric, Miss Morgan I know how painful it must be But I guess it's your responsibility I understand he was your fiancee What a tragedy Everybody wants to go to heaven, Miss

Eleanor Rigby Bobbie Gentry

Ah, look at all the lonely people Ah, look at all the lonely people Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been Lives in a dream Waits at the window, wearing the face that

Mornin' Glory Bobbie Gentry

wake you Oh, I just had to make you Shed your precious mornin' light on me Oh, good mornin' sleepy baby You know, I'm thinking maybe I love you even more today Every time you go to sleep I'm jealous of

Something In The Way He Moves Bobbie Gentry

always seems to make me change my mind And I feel fine anytime he's around me now He's around me now almost all the time And if I'm well you can tell he's been with me now He's been with me now quite a

All I Have To Do Is Dream (Feat. Glen Campbell) (2003 Digital Remaster) Bobbie Gentry

I want you all I have to do is Dream dream dream dream When I feel blue in the night And I need you to hold me tight Whenever I want you all I have to do is Dream I can make you mine taste your lips of

Penduli Pendulum Bobbie Gentry

The illusion I'll be gone, beat the drum There I go, here I come And goodbye means good try No conclusion Pendulum Like perfect rhyme Always in predicted time Penduli when will I learn Departure means a

Papa, Won't You Let Me Go To Town With You Bobbie Gentry

Papa won't you let me go to town with you Papa I'm feeling so down and blue You just gotta come around, please do Papa won't you let me go to town with you There's a blue dress at Dindy's I'd give the

All I Have To Do Is Dream Bobbie Gentry

Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream When I feel blue in the night And I need you to hold me tight Whenever I want you, all I have to do is Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam I can make you mine, taste your lips of

I Saw An Angel Die Bobbie Gentry

Just standing, shining there Shining there Shining there All my days were bright You took me to the sky You showed me the light You taught me how to fly to the clouds Straight up to heaven Was it just a

All I Have To Do Is Dream (Remastered 2003) Bobbie Gentry

I can make you mine Taste your lips of wine Anytime night or day 그곳에서는 당신을 내 사람으로 만들 수 있고 당신의 부드러운 입술도 느낄 수도 있어요. 낮이나 밤이나 그 언제든지 말이예요.

Jessye' Lisabeth Bobbie Gentry

sleeping What secret are you keeping Jessye' Lisabeth, pray tell What could cause such bitter tears What lesson has life taught you Hear me sweet and precious one Look what I have brought you Here's a

Little Green Apples (Feat. Glen Campbell) Bobbie Gentry

Indianapolis in the summertime And when my self is feeling low I think about your face aglow and ease my mind Sometimes I call him up knowing he's busy And ask if he could get away and meet me maybe grab a

Let It Be Me Bobbie Gentry

I bless the day I found you I want to stay around you And so I beg you, let it be me Don뭪 take this heaven from one If you must cling to someone Now and forever, let it be me Each time we...

Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head (From 'Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid') Bobbie Gentry

Raindrops keep fallin' on my headAnd just like the guy whose feetare too big for his bedNothin' seems to fitThose raindrops are fallin' onmy head, they keep fallin'So I just did me sometalkin' to t...

Walk Right Back (Feat. Glen Campbell) Bobbie Gentry

I want you to tell mewhy you walked out on meI'm so lonesome every dayI want you to know that sinceyou walked out on meNothing seems to bethe same old wayOh think about the love thatburns within my...

You'Ve Made Me So Very Happy Bobbie Gentry

I lost at love before,Got mad and closed the door.But you said try just once more.I chose you for the one,Now I'm having so much fun.You treated me so kind,I'm about to lose my mind.You made me so ...

I Wouldn'T Be Surprised Bobbie Gentry

If the ground were to freezeUnderneath my feetIn the summertimeI wouldn't be surprisedIf the rain from the skiesShould put out my eyesAnd make me blindI wouldn't be surprised'Cause nothing surprise...

Bobbie Sue The Oak Ridge Boys

I heard about her from a friend of mine He said she lived across the county line The sweetest grape that ever grew on the vine And now that's where I'm spending all my time Her Daddy, Robert and

Less Of Me? (Feat. Bobbie Gentry) Glen Campbell

Let me be a little kinder let me be a little blinder To the faults of those about me let me praise a little more Let me be when I am weary just a little bit more cheery Think a little more of others and

How Little We Know Linda Eder

he'd look into my eyes Lord knows to my surprise The only one who could ever reach me Was the son of a preacher man The only boy who could ever teach me Was the son of a preacher man Yes he was, he was

Hot Water Jefferson Starship

Billy Ray was a preacher's son And when his daddy would visit he'd come along When they'd gather 'round and started talkin' And that's when Billy would take me walkin' Out through the backyard we'd go