Colleen Malone Song Lyrics and Chords by Larry Sparks
Colleen Malone
Recorded by Larry Sparks
Written by Leroy Maxey Drumm and Johnny Goble
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It's been ten years an
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d three since
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I first went to sea
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sailed from old
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Ireland and
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home
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hills lush and
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green were a
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part of my dreams
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dreamed of my
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Colleen
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lone
On the day I
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returned to my
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sorrow I learned
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angels had
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called her
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away
To a
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grave on a
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hill
over
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looking the mill
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e place wher
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e she's sleep
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ing
today
As the
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soft breezes blow through the
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meadow I
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go
Past the
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mill with the
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moss covered
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stone
Up the pathway I climb through the
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woods and the
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pines
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be with my
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Colleen
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lone
She was faithful each
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day as I
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sailed far away
There was
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no one but
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me that she
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loved
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remember those
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eyes soft and
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blue as the skies
And her
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heart was as
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pure as a
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dove
For the rest of my
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life I will
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not take a wife
I will
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live in this
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valley
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alone
Planting
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flowers
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around in this
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soft gentle ground
That is
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holding my
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Colleen
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lone
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Colleen Malone?
- The song Colleen Malone was sang by Larry Sparks.
Who is Larry Sparks?
- Larry Sparks (born September 25, 1947) is an American Bluegrass singer and guitarist. He was the winner of the 2004 and 2005 International Bluegrass Music Association Male Vocalist of the Year Award. 2005, won IBMA for Album of the Year and Recorded Event of the Year for his album "40," celebrating his 40th year(2003) in bluegrass music.
