FLAMING STAR (Soundtrack)


Songs from the film "Flaming Star" (1960)
Starring Elvis Presley, Steve Forrest and Barbara Eden
All songs recorded by Elvis Presley






FLAMING STAR
(Sid Wayne / Sherman Edwards)


Ev'ry man has a flaming star
A flaming star over his shoulder
And when a man sees his flaming star
He knows his time, his time has come


Flaming star, don't shine on me, flaming star
Flaming star, keep behind me, flaming star
There's a lot o' livin' I got to do
Give me time to make a few dreams come true
Flaming star (Flaming star)


When I ride, I feel that flaming star
That flaming star over my shoulder
And so I ride, front of that flaming star
Never lookin' around, never lookin' around


Flaming star, don't shine on me, flaming star
Flaming star, keep behind me, flaming star
There's a lot o' livin' I gotta do
Give me time to make a few dreams come true
Flaming star (Flaming star)


One fine day, I'll see that flaming star
That flaming star over my shoulder
And when I see that old flaming star
I'll know my time, my time has come


Flaming star, don't shine on me, flaming star
Flaming star, keep behind me, flaming star
There's a lot o' livin' I gotta do
Give me time to make a few dreams come true
(Flaming star)




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Ev'ry man has a flaming star
A flaming star over his shoulder
There's a lot o' livin' they gotta do
Give 'em time to make a few dreams come true
(Flaming star)




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A CANE AND A HIGH STARCHED COLLAR
(Sid Tepper / Roy Bennett)


Cowboy, cowboy marry me
I'll bake you a cherry pie
Well, thank you very kindly, Ma'am
But I'm too young to die


Hi-lo-do-si-do
Stay single, save a dollar
Come Saturday night I'll court a pretty girl
In a cane and a high starched collar


Cowboy if you marry me
I'll be your darling Jenny
Now why should I drink from just one well
When I can drink from twen'y


Hi-lo-do-si-do
Stay single, save a dollar
Come Saturday night I'll court a pretty girl
In a cane and a high starched collar


Cowboy, cowboy name the day
July'd be nice I reckon
I'd gladly meet you at the church
July the thirty-second


Hi-lo-do-si-do
Stay single, save a dollar
Come Saturday night I'll court a pretty girl
In a cane and a high starched collar


You sleep all day and spoon all night
And eat your favorite chow
Then why should I get married, Ma'am
That's what I'm doing now


Hi-lo-do-si-do
Stay single, save a dollar
Come Saturday night I'll court a pretty girl
In a cane and a high starched collar




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BRITCHES
(Sid Wayne / Sherman Edwards)
(Recorded for, but not included in the final print of the film)


Beware of a gal in britches
Yo-dee-oh-dee-oh
Never trust no gal in britches
No-dee-oh-dee-oh


If you had the sense of this here horse
You woulda knowed by now o' course
Who wers the britches is the boss
That's a gal, that's a gal in britches


Don't mess with a gal in britches
Yo-dee-oh-dee-oh
No feminine gal wears britches
No-dee-oh-dee-oh


She'll beg you to come to the country dance
You ride twenty miles for the big romance
She shows up in her brother's pants
What d'ya expect from a gal in britches


Yo-dee-oh-dee-oh-aye-ay
It's none of my misfortune
Yo-dee-oh-dee-oh-eeh-ay
Just thought you'd like to know


Don't marry no gal in britches
Yo-dee-oh-dee-oh
You'll never know which is which is
No-dee-oh-dee-oh


She'll put a halter through your nose
Have you cookin' and washin' clothes
While she goes chasin' them buffalos
Bet your boots, that's a gal in britches




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SUMMER KISSES, WINTER TEARS
(Fred Wise / Ben Weisman / Jack Lloyd)
(Recorded for, but not included in the final print of the film)


Summer kisses, Winter tears
That was what she gave to me
Never thought I'd travel all alone
The trail of memory


Happy hours, lonely years
But I guess I can't complain
For I still recall the Summer sun
Through all the Winter rain


The fire of love, the fire of love
Can burn from afar
And nothing can light the dark of the night
Like a falling star


Summer kisses, Winter tears
Like the stars they fade away
Leaving me to spend my lonely nights
With dreams of yesterday


The fire of love, the fire of love
Can burn from afar
And nothing can light the dark of the night
Like a falling star


Summer kisses, Winter tears
Like the stars they fade away
Leaving me to spend my lonely nights
With dreams of yesterday


Leaving me to spend my lonely nights
With dreams of yesterday
Summer kisses, Winter tears (Summer kisses, Winter tears)




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BLACK STAR
(Sid Wayne / Sherman Edwards)
(Recorded as the original title song before the title was changed to 'Flaming Star')


Every man has a black star
A black star over his shoulder
And when a man sees his black star
He knows his time, his time has come


Black star don't shine on me, black star
Black star keep behind me, black star
There's a lot o' livin' I gotta do
Give me time to make a few dreams come true
Black star (Black star)


When I ride I feel that black star
That black star over my shoulder
So I ride, front of that black star
Never lookin' around, never lookin' around


Black star, don't shine on me, black star
Black star, keep behind me, black star
There's a lot o' livin' I gotta do
Give me time to make a few dreams come true
Black star (Black star)


One fine day I'll see that black star
That black star over my shoulder
And when I see that old black star
I'll know my time, my time has come


Black star, don't shine on me, black star
Black star, keep behind me, black star
There's a lot o' livin' I gotta do
Give me time to make a few dreams come true
Black star




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(All transcriptions made/verified by Mel Priddle - Sept 2007)




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(Contributed by  - September 2007)