On The Sunny Side Of The Rockies Song Lyrics and Chords
On The Sunny Side Of The Rockies Song Lyrics and Chords by Slim Whitman
On The Sunny Side Of The Rockies
Recorded by Slim Whitman
Written by Roy Ingraham and Harry Tobias
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On the sunny
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side of the
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Rockies
Where the
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desert kisses the
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sea
There I
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left my
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love near the
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There we
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said
good
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bye
tender
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ly
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mountains are high and
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we're far apart
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In my dreams I'm
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with you sweetheart
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On the sunny
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side of the
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Where the
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desert
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kisses the
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sea
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mountains are high and
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we're far apart
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In my dreams I'm
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with you sweetheart
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side of the
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desert
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kisses the
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sea
FAQ
Who sang the the song On The Sunny Side Of The Rockies?
- The song On The Sunny Side Of The Rockies was sang by Slim Whitman.
Who is Slim Whitman?
- Ottis Dewey Whitman Jr. (January 20, 1923 - June 19, 2013), professionally known by the stage name Slim Whitman, was an American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist known for his yodeling abilities and his smooth, high, three-octave-range falsetto in a style christened as "countrypolitan". He personally stated that he had sold in excess of 120 million records, although the recorded sales figures give 70 million, during a career that spanned over seven decades, and consisted of a prolific output of over 100 albums and around 500 recorded songs, that not only consisted of country music, but also of contemporary gospel, Broadway show tunes, love songs and standards. In the 1950s, Whitman toured with Elvis Presley as the opening act. In the 1990s and 2000s a new generation was exposed to Whitman through his songs featured in the film Mars Attacks! his famed "Indian Love Call" would kill the invading Martians every time the record was played and his rendition of "I Remember You" was heard in Rob Zombie's House of 1000 Corpses.
