Deep Dark Water Song Lyrics and Chords by Jim Reeves
Deep Dark Water
Written and recorded by Jim Reeves
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Alone and so lonesome
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bored and so blue
I got the urge to
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ramble so I
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took a drink or
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two
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tempted me to
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trifle then my
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true heart went
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astray
So I
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wandered in dark
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water and just
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threw my life
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away
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know that it was wrong to fool
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around this way so long
Some
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one was sawing on the limb that
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I was sitting on
I looked
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down and I
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found I could
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drown in deep dark
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water
So I
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cried when I real
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ized I
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couldn't
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swim
A fool and his money calls for
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whiskey and for gin
Filled to the gills and
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falling for the
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weaknesses as a
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man
From
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one fool to
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another
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wrong is never
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right
I ig
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nored advice from
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mother and brother
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look at me to
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night
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Unsteady as I go with deep dark
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water down below
They keep
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sawing louder on my limb and
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soon I'll have to go
Life's been
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small hear my
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call as I
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fall in deep dark
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water
Don't be a
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would-be king and
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tumble
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from your
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throne
FAQ
Who sang the the song Deep Dark Water?
- The song Deep Dark Water was sang by Jim Reeves.
Who is Jim Reeves?
- James Travis Reeves (August 20, 1923 - July 31, 1964) was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter. With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well known as a practitioner of the Nashville sound. Known as "Gentleman Jim", his songs continued to chart for years after his death. Reeves died in the crash of his private airplane. He is a member of both the Country Music and Texas Country Music Halls of Fame.
