All Jokes Aside Song Lyrics and Chords by Hank Williams Jr.
All Jokes Aside
Written and Recorded by Hank Williams Jr.
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You think this band on my left hand
Don't really mean anything to
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me
You think you're here just to be convenient
And you're just around to please
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me
You think you're plain and that is so strange
Cause
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everyone else can sure
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see
That
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you are truly beautiful and you mean everything to
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me
And
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all jokes
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aside I want you by my
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side
For the rest of my
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life always be my
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bride
No I ain't kiddin'
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around till they put me in the
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ground
I'll love you for all
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time all jokes
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Now I know that I'm not the perfect husband
But I've done the best that I
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can
Honey if that is not good enough
Don't worry cause I'll under
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stand
And for every time that I've ever hurt you
I'll
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probably answer to the
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Man
And my
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heart's full of pride cause I'm serious tonight
I just wanna keep this ring on my
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And all jokes
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aside I want you by my
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life always be my
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bride
No I ain't kiddin'
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around till they put me in the
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ground
I'll love you for all
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time and I'm serious tonight all jokes
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aside
FAQ
Who sang the the song All Jokes Aside?
- The song All Jokes Aside was sang by Hank Williams Jr..
Who is Hank Williams Jr.?
- Randall Hank Williams (born May 26, 1949), known professionally as Hank Williams Jr. or Bocephus, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of Southern rock, blues, and country. He is the son of country music legend Hank Williams.
Williams began his career following in his famed father's footsteps, covering his father's songs and imitating his father's style. Williams' first television appearance was in a 1964 episode of ABC's The Jimmy Dean Show, in which at age fourteen he sang several songs associated with his father. Later that year, he was a guest star on Shindig!.Williams' style evolved slowly as he struggled to find his own voice and place within country music. This was interrupted by a near-fatal fall off the side of Ajax Peak in Montana on August 8, 1975. After an extended recovery, he challenged the country music establishment with a blend of country, rock, and blues. As a multi-instrumentalist, Williams' repertoire of skills includes guitar, bass guitar, upright bass, steel guitar, banjo, dobro, piano, keyboards, saxophone, harmonica, fiddle, and drums.From 1989 through October 2011, his song "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight", refashioned as "All My Rowdy Friends Are Here on Monday Night", had been used to open broadcasts of Monday Night Football until it was pulled after Williams made controversial and widely criticized comments comparing President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler. The song returned to open the show in 2017 although it was temporarily removed in 2020.On August 12, 2020, Williams was selected to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
