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- I Dreamed of a Hillbilly Heaven
- Tex Ritter Capitol 4567
- (Eddie Dean--Hal Sothern) Sage and Sand Music Publ. SESAC
-
- (Wah, wah, wah, waaahhhh)
- I dreamed I was there in hillbilly heaven
- {Oh what a beautiful sight}
-
- Spoken:
- Last night I dreamed I went to hillbilly heaven. And you know who greeted
- me at the gate? The ole cowboy-philosopher himself, Will Rogers. He said
- to me, he said "Tex, the Big Boss of the riders up here has asked me to
- kinda show you around. Now, over yonder are a couple of your ole
- compadres." My, was I glad to see them, Carson Robison and the
- Mississippi blue yodeler Jimmie Rodgers.
-
- Singing:
- I dreamed I was there in hillbilly heaven
- {Oh what a beautiful sight}
-
- Spoken:
- He introduced me to Wiley Post, and he showed me the Hall of Fame with
- all the gold guitars and fiddles hanging on the walls. Then he said,
- "Tex, step over this way, there are two more of your friends I know
- you'll want to see, they're waitin' for you." There they were standin'
- side by side and smilin' at me--Hank Williams and Johnny Horton.
-
- Singing:
- I met all the stars in hillbilly heaven
- {Oh what a star-studded night}
-
- Spoken:
- Then I asked him who else do you expect in the next, uh, say a hundred
- years? He handed me a large book covered with star dust. Will called it
- the Big Tally Book. In it were many names and each name was branded in
- pure gold. I began to read some of them as I turned the pages: Red Foley,
- Ernest Tubb, Gene Autry, Roy Acuff, Eddy Arnold, Tennessee Ernie, Jimmy
- Dean, Andy Griffith, Roy Rogers, Tex Ritter
- (Whaaaatttt???)
- Tex Ritter? Oh, well, that's when I woke up, and I'm sorry I did, because
-
- Singing:
- I dreamed I was there in hillbilly heaven
- {Oh what a beautiful sight}
-
-
- Transcribed by Little John
- These lyrics were transcribed from the specific recording referenced
- above, and are for personal use and research interest only.
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