TOO LATE
(Jimmy Wakely)

Jimmy Wakely & His Rough Riders - 1940
Woody Herman & His Woodchoppers - 1941
Fred Lowery & Dorothy Rae - 1945
Jimmy Wakely (with Mary Ford) - 1948
Guy Mitchell - 1955
The Louvin Brothers - 1958
Ray Price - 1966
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver - 1988

Also recorded by: Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage.




As recorded by GUY MITCHELL:


Too late, too late to ask forgiveness
Oh, it's too late, too late for me to cry
Because she's gone, she's gone, she left this mornin'
And this is how she said goodbye

Now, upon my pillow was a letter
And it said, "I still don't wanta go
But, honey, if you don't change your ways of livin'
May the good Lord have pity on your soul

Honey, now you know I love you as no other
But, baby, you have played around too long
Goodbye, good luck and don't forget me
For I will be a long time gone"

So it's too late, too late, my heart's a-cryin'
Oh, yes, I should have known she'd go away
Oh, it's too late, too late, 'cause now I'll suffer
Yes, it always seems to end this way

Oh, play it, boys!
(Instrumental Break)

You know I love you as no other
But, honey, you have played around too long
Goodbye, good luck and don't forget me
For I will be a long time gone, you took my money too

Oh, it's too late, too late, my heart's a-cryin'
Oh, yes, I should have known she'd go away
Oh, it's too late, too late, 'cause now I'll suffer
Yes, it always seems to end this way


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As recorded by RAY PRICE:


Too late, too late to ask forgiveness
Too late, too late for me to cry
You've gone, you've gone, you left this morning
I should have known you'd say goodbye

You know I love you, there's no other
But you have played around too long
Goodbye, good luck and don't forget me
Although I know that you are wrong

Too late, too late, my heart keeps saying
I should have known you'd never try
But you can't change your way of living
I know, but there's no use to cry

(Instrumental Break)

You know I loved you, there's no other
But you have played around too long
Goodbye, good luck and don't forget me
Although I know that you are wrong

Too late, too late, my heart keeps saying
I should have known you'd never try
But you can't change your way of living
I know, but there's no use to cry


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - April 2018)