Poor Little Jimmy Song Lyrics and Chords by Hank Snow
Poor Little Jimmy
Recorded by Hank Snow
Written by Don Wayne
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Well poor little Jimmy was a
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real cool kid
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had all the girls a flipping their
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lids
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parked in the dark neath the
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great big moon
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above
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Then he
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met a little girl and he
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took her for a ride
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turned on her charm and
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Jimmy tried and tried
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fight off you but he just
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couldn't win against
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love
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Poor little Jimmy's
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done gone and done
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tried to out run love but he
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couldn't out run her
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tried to out do cupid but
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cupid out done him
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poor little Jimmy done
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gone and fell in
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love
Now she said little Jimmy why
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don't we go steady
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said I'm sorry but I ain't qu
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ready
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down cause I'v
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e gotta lot of living t
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o
Then she
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snuggled up closer and
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breathed a sigh
Jimmy
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kissed her lips and
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then he realized
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his good old loving and
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leaving days were all
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through
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Now poor little Jimmy he
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ain't quite the same
His
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young life's has had a bi
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change
He don't ge
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t around the tow
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n like he used t
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he used to be king till the
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queen stepped in
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troubles began along
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she's showing poo
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r little Jimmy a thing o
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Poor Little Jimmy?
- The song Poor Little Jimmy was sang by Hank Snow.
Who is Hank Snow?
- Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow (May 9, 1914 - December 20, 1999) was a Canadian-American country music artist. Most popular in the 1950s, he had a career that spanned more than 50 years, he recorded 140 albums and charted more than 85 singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980. His number-one hits include the self-penned songs "I'm Moving On", "The Golden Rocket" and "The Rhumba Boogie" and famous versions of "I Don't Hurt Anymore", "Let Me Go, Lover!", "I've Been Everywhere", "Hello Love", as well as other top 10 hits.Snow was an accomplished songwriter whose clear, baritone voice expressed a wide range of emotions including the joys of freedom and travel as well as the anguish of tortured love. His music was rooted in his beginnings in small-town Nova Scotia where, as a frail, 80-pound youngster, he endured extreme poverty, beatings and psychological abuse as well as physically punishing labour during the Great Depression. Through it all, his musically talented mother provided the emotional support he needed to pursue his dream of becoming a famous entertainer like his idol, the country star, Jimmie Rodgers.As a performer of traditional country music, Snow won numerous awards and is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. The Hank Snow Museum in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, celebrates his life and work in a province where his fans still see him as an inspirational figure who triumphed over personal adversity to become one of the most influential artists in all of country music.
