Butter Beans Song Lyrics and Chords by Little Jimmy Dickens
Butter Beans
Recorded by Little Jimmy Dickens
Lyrics Written by Charles D. Colvin
Music is like €œJust As I Am€ Written by Red Foley
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Just a bowl of butter
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beans
Pass the corn-bread if you
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please
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I don't want no collard
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greens
All I
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want is a
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bowl of butter
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beans
Just a piece of country
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ham
Pass the butter and the
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jam
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Pass the biscuits if you
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please
And some
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more of them
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good ol' butter
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beans
Bread and gravy is all
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right
Turnip sandwich a de
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light
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But my children all still
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scream
For
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another
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bowl of butter
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beans
When they lay my bones to
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rest
Place a rose upon my
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chest
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Plant no blooming ever
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greens
All I
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want is a
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bowl of butter
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beans
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Butter Beans?
- The song Butter Beans 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.
