I Got A Hole In My Pocket Song Lyrics and Chords by Little Jimmy Dickens
I Got A Hole In My Pocket
Recorded by Little Jimmy Dickens
Written by Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant
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I got a hole in my pocket and I can't go to the fair
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got a hole in my pocket and I can't go to the
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fair
I'm
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blue cause I had a date to meet my baby
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there
When I don't show up well what'll my baby do
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I don't show up well what'll my baby
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She'll
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travel through the tunnel of love with someone
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new
Oooo Oooo what'll I do my money's all gone
Baby baby it's true
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got a hole in my pocket I
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don't know what to
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I got a hole in my pocket and my money just runs on through
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got a hole in my pocket and my money just runs on
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through
Can't
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seem to save a dollar like my baby dolly wants me
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too
Well I told my baby we could have a little fun tonight
Well
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I told my baby we could have a little fun
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tonight
But it
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won't be so funny when there ain't a bit of money in
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sight
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got a hole in my pocket and I
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don't know what to
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FAQ
Who sang the the song I Got A Hole In My Pocket?
- The song I Got A Hole In My Pocket 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.