THREE STARS
(Thomas Donaldson)

Tommy Dee & Carol Kay with The Teen-Aires - 1959
Ruby Wright (with Dick Pike) - 1959
Eddie Cochran - 1959




As recorded by TOMMY DEE and CAROL KAY:

CAROL KAY:
Look up in the sky, up toward the North
There are three new stars brightly shining forth
They're shining so bright from Heaven above
Gee, we're gonna miss you, everybody sends their love

TOMMY DEE:
On the left stands Ritchie Valens, a young boy, just seventeen
Just beginning to realize and explore all his teenage dreams
Why did God call him, oh so far away
Maybe to help some boy or girl who might have gone astray
With his star shining through the dark and lonely night
To light the path and show the way, the way that's right
CAROL KAY:
Gee, we're gonna miss you, everybody sends their love

TOMMY DEE:
On the right stands Buddy Holly with a shy grin on his face
Funny how you always seemed to notice that one little curl out of place
Not many people really knew Buddy or understood how he felt
But just a song from his lips would make the coldest heart melt
Buddy's singing for God now in His chorus in the sky
Buddy Holly, we'll always remember you with tears in our eyes
CAROL KAY:
Gee, we're gonna miss you, everybody sends their love

TOMMY DEE:
In the middle stands a stout man, the Big Bopper is his name
Now God has called him, perhaps to new fortune and fame
He wore a big stetson hat and sorta rambled up to the mic
And how can we ever forget those wonderful words, "You know what I like"

CAROL KAY:
Look up in the sky, up toward the North
There are three new stars brightly shining forth
They're shining so bright from Heaven above
Gee, we're gonna miss you, everybody sends their love


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As recorded by EDDIE COCHRAN:

Look up in the sky, up towards the North
There are three new stars brightly shining forth
They're shining, oh, so bright from Heaven above
Gee, we're gonna miss you, everybody sends their love

Ritchie, you were just starting to realize your dreams
Everyone calls me a kid, but you were only seventeen
Now almighty God has called you, oh, so far away
Maybe it's to save some boy or girl who might have gone astray
And with your star shining through the dark and lonely night
To light the path and show the way, the way that's right
Gee, we're gonna miss you, everybody sends their love

Buddy, I can still see you with that shy grin on your face
Seems like your hair was always a little messed up, kinda out of place
Now not many people actually knew you, or understood how you felt
But just a song from, just a song from you could make the coldest heart melt
Well, you're singing for God now, in His chorus in the sky
Buddy Holly, I'll always remember you with tears in my eyes
Gee, we're gonna miss you, everybody sends their love

I see a stout man, the Big Bopper's your name
God called you to Heaven, maybe for, for new fortune and fame
Keep wearin' that big Stetson hat, and ramble up to the mic
And don't forget those wonderful words, "You know what I like"

Look up in the sky, up towards the north
There are three new stars brightly shining forth
They're shining, oh, so bright from Heaven above
Gee, we're gonna miss you, everybody sends their love


(Contributed by =Ae= - September 2009)
(Updated by Mel Priddle - June 2013)