HONEY
(Bobby Russell)

Bob Shane - 1968
Bobby Goldsboro - 1968
Dean Martin - 1968
Patti Page - 1968
Ray Conniff - 1968
O.C. Smith - 1968
Larry Carlton - 1968
Bobby Russell - 1968
Billy Vaughn - 1968
Andy Williams - 1968
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap - 1968
Roger Miller - 1968
Eddy Arnold - 1968
Joe Tex - 1968
Dean Martin - 1968
Mantovani & His Orch. - 1969
Four Tops - 1969
Orion - 1979
Daniel O'Donnell - 1988
Ed Beerens & The Black Devils - 1993
Honey Petra - 1997

Also recorded by:
Lynn Anderson; David Houston; Jack Greene; Sil Austin;
Gene Chandler; Billy Joe Winghead; John D. Loudermilk;
Lloyd Charmers; Floyd Cramer ...... and others.



See the tree, how big it´s grown, but friend, then it hasn´t been too
long, it wasn´t big
I laughed at her and she got mad, the first day that she planted it
was just a twig
Then the first snow came and she ran out to brush the snow away, so
it wouldn´t die
Came runnin´ in all excited, slipped and almost hurt herself,
I laughed 'till I cried

She was always young at heart, kinda dumb and kinda smart and I
loved her so
I surprised her with a puppy, kept me up all Christmas Eve, two
years ago
And it would sure embarrass her when I came home from working late
´cause I would know
That she´d been sittin´ there and cryin´ over some sad and silly
late, late show

And honey, I miss you and I´m bein´ good
And I´d love to be with you, if only I could

She wrecked the car and she was sad, and so afraid that I´d be mad,
but what the heck
Though I pretended hard to be, guess you could say she saw through
me and hugged my neck
I came home unexpectedly and found her crying needlessly in the
middle of a day
And it was in the early Spring, when flowers bloom and Robins sing,
she went away

And honey, I miss you and I´m bein´ good
And I´d love to be with you, if only I could

Yes, one day, while I wasn't home, while she was there and all
alone, the angels came
Now all I have is memories of Honey, and I wake up nights and call
her name
Now my life´s an empty stage, where Honey lived, and Honey played,
and love grew up
A small cloud passes overhead and cries down in the flower bed that
Honey loved

And see the tree, how big it´s grown
But friend, it hasn´t been too long, it wasn´t big.
I laughed at her and she got mad, the first day that she planted it
was just a twig......FADE


(Contributed by Ferda Dolunay - April 2005)


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Female version as recorded by PATTI PAGE:


See the tree how big it's grown, but then it hasn't been too long, it wasn't big
You laughed at me and I got mad the first day that I planted it 'twas just a
twig
Then the first snow came and I ran out to brush the snow away so it wouldn't die
Came runnin' in all excited, slipped and almost hurt myself and you laughed till
you cried

Yes, you were always young at heart, kinda dumb and kinda smart and I loved you
so
You surprised me with a puppy, kept me up all Christmas Eve two years ago
And it would sure embarrass me when you came home from workin' late 'cause you
would know
That I'd been sittin' there and cryin' over some sad and silly late late show

And Honey, I miss you and I'm bein' good
And I'd love to be with you if only I could

I wrecked the car and I was sad and so afraid that you'd be mad, but what the
heck
All afternoon you stormed around, but I knew how to cool you down, I hugged your
neck
You came home unexpectedly and caught me cryin' needlessly in the middle of the
day
And it was in the early spring, when flowers bloom and robins sing, I went away

And Honey, I miss you, too and I'm being good
And I'd love to be with you, oh, if only I could

One day when you were not at home, while I was there and all alone, the angels
came
Guess you thought it strange of me to leave the way I did that day, it was a
shame
But now your life has just begun and even though you miss me, Hon, you must go
on
And when a small cloud passes overhead and cries down on the flower bed
You know you're not alone

Yes, see the tree how big it's grown, but then it hasn't been too long, it
wasn't big
You laughed at me and I got mad the first day that I planted it 'twas just a
twig
Oh, see the tree how big it's grown..........FADE


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - May 2010)