Can You Build Your House (On Another Man's Grave) Song Lyrics and Chords
Can You Build Your House (On Another Man's Grave) Song Lyrics and Chords by Little Jimmy Dickens
Can You Build Your House
(On Another Man's Grave)
Recorded by Little Jimmy Dickens
Written by Joyce Allsup
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I know you can take her if you
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want
her
For
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she's always been temptation's
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slave
But will
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you be happy when you've
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won
her
When you
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build your house on
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another man's
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grave
So
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if you have a good side I'm
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appealing
In your hands you've got my life to take or
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save
Your
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victory maybe sweet for the
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moment
Can you
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build your house on
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another man's
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grave
There's been so many others just
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like
you
Who
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didn't want a girl just what she
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gave
So
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before you take her be sure your
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conscience
Will let you
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build your house on
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another man's
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grave
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Can You Build Your House (On Another Man's Grave)?
- The song Can You Build Your House (On Another Man's Grave) was sang by Little Jimmy Dickens.
Who is Little Jimmy Dickens?
- James Cecil Dickens (December 19, 1920 - January 2, 2015), better known by his stage name Little Jimmy Dickens, was an American country music singer and songwriter famous for his humorous novelty songs, his small size (4'11" [150 cm]), and his rhinestone-studded outfits, in which he is given credit for introducing into country music live performances). He started as a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1948 and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1983. Before his death he was the oldest living member of the Grand Ole Opry.
