The Back Of My Hand Song Lyrics and Chords by Little Jimmy Dickens
The Back Of My Hand
Recorded by Little Jimmy Dickens
Written by Jimmy Dickens and Skip Graves
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You're leaving
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again your
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things are all packed
Like a
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letter with no postage I
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know you'll come
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back
You'll
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always be
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restless you're
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shiftless as sand
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know you like the
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back of my
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hand
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Like a
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book I just read I
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know how you'll end
Heartbroken and crying in
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my arms
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again
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wave in the
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high tide you're
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bound to come in
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know you like the
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back of my
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hand
You've been gone a
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year now but
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you'll come around
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raindrop that's falling you've
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got to come
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down
You
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love me and
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hurt me cause
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you know you can
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know you like the
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back of my
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hand
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FAQ
Who sang the the song The Back Of My Hand?
- The song The Back Of My Hand 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.
