When You Say Yes Song Lyrics and Chords by Hawkshaw Hawkins
When You Say Yes
Recorded by Hawkshaw Hawkins
Written by Boudleaux Bryant
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When you say yes I'm gonna fall
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over in a faint
You told me a
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million times you ain't every gonna
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kiss
me
When you say yes maybe I'll topple over dead
Just blame it all on the times you said you'd never
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miss
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You told me
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no no no a million
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times or more
Why don't you
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pucker up those lips
And learn what nature
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made 'um for
Someday I
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guess you'll snuggle up close and say ok
I'll quiver and
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quake and pass away when you say
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yes
When you say yes I'm gonna be so doggone
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surprised
I'm liable to
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be too paralyzed for a
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ny
lovin'
When you say yes you'd better prepare me in advance
I'd hate to konk out and miss the chance for lovie
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dovin'
You told me
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no no no a million
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times
before
Now baby you
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can't keep your lovin' arms for ever
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more
You must
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confess this waiting is getting us nowhere
Don't blame it on
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me if I'm too old to care when you say
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yes
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FAQ
Who sang the the song When You Say Yes?
- The song When You Say Yes 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.
