I Got A Hole In My Pocket Song Lyrics and Chords by Ricky Van Shelton
I Got A Hole In My Pocket
Recorded by Ricky Van Shelton
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 can't
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meet my baby
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there
Well I don't show up what'll my baby do
Well
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I don't show up what'll my bab
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do
She'll
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trifle and cuddle and
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love with someone
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new
Well ooh ooh ooh what'll I do
My money's all gone and my baby is through
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got a hole in my pocket and
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I 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
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Can't seem save dollar and
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my baby darlin' wants them
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too
I told my baby have a little fun tonight
Yeah I
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told my baby have a little fun
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tonight
But it
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won't be so funny when
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there'll be no money in
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sight
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Yeah I
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got a hole in my pocket and
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I 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 Ricky Van Shelton.
Who is Ricky Van Shelton?
- Ricky Van Shelton (born January 12, 1952) is an American former country music artist. Active between 1986 and 2006, he charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. This figure includes ten Number One hits: "Somebody Lied", "Life Turned Her That Way", 'Don't We All Have the Right", "I'll Leave This World Loving You", "From a Jack to a King" (a cover of the Ned Miller hit), "Living Proof", "I've Cried My Last Tear for You", "Rockin' Years" (a duet with Dolly Parton), "I Am a Simple Man", and "Keep It Between the Lines". Besides these, seven more of his singles landed in the Top Ten on the same chart. He also released nine studio albums, of which his first four were certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.