I'll Be All Smiles Tonight Song Lyrics and Chords by The Cox Family
I'll Be All Smiles Tonight
Recorded by the Cox Family
Written by A.P. Carter
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I'll deck my brow with roses the
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loved ones may be
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gems that others gave me will shine upon my
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head
And even those who know me will
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think my heart is
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light
Though my
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heart may break tomorrow I'll be all smiles
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tonight
I'll be all smiles tonight love
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I'll be all smiles
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tonight
Though my
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heart may break tomorrow I'll be all smiles
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tonight
And in the room he entered with a
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bride upon his
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stood and gazed upon him as though he were a
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charm
Once he smiled upon her as
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once he smiled on
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me
But they
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knew not what I suffered for they found no change in
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I'll be all smiles tonight love I'll
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be all smiles
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tonight
Though my
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heart may break tomorrow I'll be all smiles
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tonight
FAQ
Who sang the the song I'll Be All Smiles Tonight?
- The song I'll Be All Smiles Tonight was sang by The Cox Family.
Who is The Cox Family?
- The Cox Family is an American country/bluegrass music group from Cotton Valley in Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana, United States. The Cox Family can be heard on the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack. Their 1994 collaboration with Alison Krauss, I Know Who Holds Tomorrow, won the 1995 Grammy Award for Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album. They were nominated for another Grammy for their album Beyond the City. They may also be heard on the Traveller (1997) motion picture soundtrack with their renditions of the Carter Family's "I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes" and "Sweeter Than the Flowers". In 2015, they released Gone Like the Cotton, their first album for nearly 20 years.
