JEANNIE NORMAN
(Dale Morris)


Charley Pride - 1971
Billy 'Crash' Craddock - 1971



It's been ten long and lonely years since I've been to my hometown
I sought fame and fortune, which I finally found
Ev'ryone at home they know me and they say that I'm a big man
A hometown boy that made good, well he's back home again

But there's a face in my mem'ry that stands out from all the rest
The face of someone special, the girl I still love best
Well I asked my mom about Jeannie, she said she married yesterday
Please don't try to see her son, it had to be this way

Then my eyes fill with tears as I turn back the years
To a love I once had when she was mine
Jeannie Norman was her name and I'd give up all my fame
Just to hold Jeannie close one more time

Then my eyes fill with tears as I turn back the years
To a love I once had when she was mine
Jeannie Norman was her name and I'd give up all my fame
Just to hold Jeannie close one more time
Just to hold Jeannie close one more time



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - December 2018)