I Just Had A Bar Of Soap Song Lyrics and Chords by Little Jimmy Dickens
I Just Had A Bar Of Soap
Recorded by Little Jimmy Dickens
Written by Larry Kingston and Pete Drake
Intro:
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No Joe thanks
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please no drinks
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just had a bar of
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soap
My baby and I
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just had a
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quarrel
In fact I guess you could
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call it a
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fight
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said some things and later I
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regretted
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called her names that I knew were not
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right
She
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said get out and
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stay away
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forever
And it
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grabbed me like a rope around my
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throat
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felt so bad about the names I
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called
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I'm
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gonna wash my big mouth out with
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soap
Don't give me
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none of the of the usual
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tonight
sir
Cause
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I just had a fight with my
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wife
And if
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I go home just like I am
She'll
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take me back I
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hope
No
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Joe thanks
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please no drinks
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just had a bar of
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soap
That cafe on the
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corner looks
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inviting
But I'm gonna force
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myself to walk
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ahead
I'm
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gonna be just like I am to
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show
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How
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sorry I am for the things I
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said
Gonna
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stop in Joe's and
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find myself a
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corner
To
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sit and call myself you big
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dope
And
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excuse me if you see my blowing
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bubbles
Cause
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I just washed my big mouth out with
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soap
Repeat #3
No Joe thanks
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please no drinks
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just had a bar of
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soap
FAQ
Who sang the the song I Just Had A Bar Of Soap?
- The song I Just Had A Bar Of Soap 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.
