The Ghost Of Jim Bob Wilson Song Lyrics and Chords
The Ghost Of Jim Bob Wilson Song Lyrics and Chords by Cal Smith
The Ghost Of Jim Bob Wilson
Recorded by Cal Smith
Written by Don Wayne
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Jim Bob Wilson passed away in
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His
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wife Reba was a
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fiery woman
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child
She was
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seventeen and a lovely thing
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and everybody
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said
She was
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bound go plumb
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crazy and run
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wild
Jim Bob had hardly more than gotten
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settled in his
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grave
When the
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men folks started
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knocking on her
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door
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They all had pretty flowers and some
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pretty words to
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say
But they just
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got a friendly
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smile and nothing
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more
Through the
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years she never ever gave a
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man a second
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glance
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Though many came and tried in vain to
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start a hot
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romance
And when they called her crazy
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she smiled and told
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herself
The ghost of Jim Bob
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Wilson is
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alive and doing
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well
In the latter part of '48
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a wise old mid-wif
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said
Widow
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Wilson is growing
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heavy with a
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child
But now
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tongues started wagging and they
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laughed and shook their
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head
Said at
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long last Reba
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Wilson's
runnin
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In the early spring of '49
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a fair boy child wa
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born
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Folks said her name and son would turn out
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bad
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But she named him Jim Bob Jr. and just
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laughed away their
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story
Said
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he'll grow up fine an
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d straight just like hi
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dad
All the
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rest of her life she gave no
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man a second
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glance
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Though many came and tried in vain to
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start a hot
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romance
She watched her fine young son grow up and
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smiled unto hers
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elf
The ghost of Jim Bob
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Wilson is
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alive and doing
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well
FAQ
Who sang the the song The Ghost Of Jim Bob Wilson?
- The song The Ghost Of Jim Bob Wilson was sang by Cal Smith.
Who is Cal Smith?
- Calvin Grant Shofner (April 7, 1932 - October 10, 2013), known professionally as Cal Smith, was an American country musician, most famous for his 1974 hits "Country Bumpkin" and "It's Time to Pay the Fiddler".
