Ballad Of Carlena Song Lyrics and Chords by Billy Walker
Ballad Of Carlena
Recorded by Billy Walker
Written by Bobby Damron and Jay Johnson
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Flashing dark eyes has
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Carlena laughter so pleasant to
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The wind in the trees sighed
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Carlena
I've not seen her for almost a
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year
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I'll cross the river at Waco and then I'll ride like th
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wind
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I'll change horses at the rancho of
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Jose Gomez my good
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friend
Ruby red lips has
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Carlena red as the rose in her
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To be in the arms of
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Carlena is a pain in my heart I can't
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bear
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I see the lights of the rancho but who's standing there in the
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door
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Carlena and Jose embracing oh
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who can you trust any
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more
I stood in the shadows a
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moment watched Jose kissing my
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wife
They'll bury him in the
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morning he'll pay for that kiss with his
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life
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My hand went quick for my pistol the bullet went straight for his
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But
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he moved the very same moment
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and it reached Carlena
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instead
Before Jose knew what had
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happened one more shot rang out in the
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dark
I knew by the way he was
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falling the bullet had went to his
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heart
Now
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I got no reason for living so I'll just ride on to
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Juarez
And
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I'll drink till I can't remember
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Carlena and Jose
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Ballad Of Carlena?
- The song Ballad Of Carlena was sang by Billy Walker.
Who is Billy Walker?
- William Marvin Walker (January 14, 1929 - May 21, 2006) was an American country music singer and guitarist best known for his 1962 hit, "Charlie's Shoes". Nicknamed The Tall Texan, Walker had more than 30 charting records during a nearly 60-year career, and was a longtime member of the Grand Ole Opry.
