Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet Song Lyrics and Chords
Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet Song Lyrics and Chords by Jimmy Dean
Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet
Recorded by Jimmy Dean
Written by Percy Wenrich and Stanley Murphy
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On an
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old farm house veranda
There sat
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Silas and Miranda
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Dreamin' of the days gone
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by
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He said
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dearie don't be weary
You were
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always bright and cheery
Now a
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tear dear dims your
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eye
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said they're not tears of
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sadness
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tears of gladness
It was
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fifty years
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ago today we
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wed
Then the old
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man's dim eyes brightened
And his
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stern old heart it lightened
As he
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turned to her and
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said
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Put on your
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old grey bonnet
With all the
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blue ribbons on it
While I
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hitch
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old
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Dobbin to the shade
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Through those
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fields of clover
We'll
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ride up to
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Dover
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gol
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den
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wedding
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day
Repeat last verse
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On our
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gol
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den
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wedding
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day
FAQ
Who sang the the song Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet?
- The song Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet was sang by Jimmy Dean.
Who is Jimmy Dean?
- Jimmy Ray Dean (August 10, 1928 - June 13, 2010) was an American country music singer, television host, actor, and businessman. He was the creator of the Jimmy Dean sausage brand as well as the spokesman for its TV commercials. He is a distant cousin of actor James Dean
He became a national television personality starting on CBS in 1957. He rose to fame for his 1961 country music crossover hit into rock and roll with "Big Bad John" and his 1963 television series The Jimmy Dean Show, which gave puppeteer Jim Henson his first national media exposure.
His acting career included appearing in the early seasons in the Daniel Boone TV series as the sidekick of the famous frontiersman played by star Fess Parker. Later he was on the big screen in a supporting role as billionaire Willard Whyte in the James Bond movie Diamonds Are Forever (1971).
He lived near Richmond, Virginia, and was nominated for the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2010, though died before his induction that year at the age of 81.
