Twenty Dollar Jim Song Lyrics and Chords by Marty Robbins
Twenty Dollar Jim
Written and Recorded by Marty Robbins
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Once a week he'd come into the nightclub
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d walk across the dance floor to a table just fo
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You could see that he was lonelier than lonely
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he could write a book on being
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blue
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Well he'd order up a single for his baby
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order up a double just for
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him
Well he drank a lot but he paid real good for love songs
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band just called him
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Twenty Dollar
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Jim
About five years ago he lost his baby
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never said just why or where she
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went
But the way he mixed his whiskey with his memories
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left him with his mind about half
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bent
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The band could see him going through the motion
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talking to someone who'd gon
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away
With eyes so sad and his voice choked with emotion
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d stagger to th
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e bandstand and he
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say
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baby
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Help me make it through this crazy
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world of mine
Here's
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a twenty for a love song for m
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o baby one mor
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time
Well today I saw his picture in the paper
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story read he drank himself to
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death
But the story never mentioned his baby
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how he spoke her name with every
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breath
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In the name of love I bought some pretty flowers
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took them down and left them there with
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him
And it made me sad to think he's gone forever
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said goodbye to
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Twenty Dollar
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Help me make it through this crazy
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world of mine
Here's
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a twenty for a love song for m
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o baby one mor
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Twenty Dollar Jim?
- The song Twenty Dollar Jim was sang by Marty Robbins.
Who is Marty Robbins?
- Martin David Robinson (September 26, 1925 - December 8, 1982), known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, and NASCAR racing driver. Robbins was one of the most popular and successful country and western singers for most of his nearly four-decade career, which spanned from the late 1940s to the early 1980s.
Born in Glendale, Arizona, Robbins taught himself guitar while serving in the United States Navy during World War II, and subsequently drew fame performing in clubs in and around his hometown. In 1956, he released his first No. 1 country song, "Singing the Blues" and one year later, released two more No. 1 hits, "A White Sport Coat" and "The Story of My Life". In 1959, Robbins released his signature song, "El Paso", for which he won the Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording. The song began Robbins' association with western balladry, a style which would become a staple of his career. Later releases that drew critical acclaim include "Don't Worry", "Big Iron" and "Honkytonk Man", the last for which the 1982 Clint Eastwood film is named, and in which Robbins made his final appearance before death.
Over the course of his career, Robbins recorded more than 500 songs and 60 albums, and won two Grammy Awards, was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and was named the 1960s Artist of the Decade by the Academy of Country Music. Robbins was a commercial success in both the country and pop genres, and his songs were covered by many other famous artists, including Johnny Cash, the Grateful Dead and Elvis Presley. His music continues to have an influence in pop culture today, having recently appeared in several contemporary pop culture features, including the video game Fallout: New Vegas, and the series finale of AMC's Breaking Bad.
