Bad News Travels Fast Song Lyrics and Chords by Hawkshaw Hawkins
Bad News Travels Fast
Recorded by Hawkshaw Hawkins
Written by Bobby Bare
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live in now is
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quite
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walk with him is
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bright
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you should know that
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talk would get
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around
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bad news travels
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fast in our
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ago you were my
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bride
So I guess you ought to
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know that I've go
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everybody
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knows that you let me
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down
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fast in our
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town
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same in city
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town we walk
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around in you know is
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small
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if that doesn'
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t bother you a
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t all jus
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t look around
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bad news travels
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fast in our
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town
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fast in our
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town
FAQ
Who sang the the song Bad News Travels Fast?
- The song Bad News Travels Fast was sang by Hawkshaw Hawkins.
Who is Hawkshaw Hawkins?
- Harold Franklin Hawkins (December 22, 1921 - March 5, 1963), better known as Hawkshaw Hawkins, was an American country music singer popular from the 1950s into the early 1960s. He was known for his rich, smooth vocals and music drawn from blues, boogie and honky tonk. At 6 ft 5 inches tall, Hawkins had an imposing stage presence, and he dressed more conservatively than some other male country singers. Hawkins died in the 1963 plane crash that also killed country stars Patsy Cline and Cowboy Copas. He was a member of the Grand Ole Opry and was married to country star Jean Shepard.
