It Sure Can Get Cold In Des Moines Song Lyrics and Chords
It Sure Can Get Cold In Des Moines Song Lyrics and Chords by Tom T. Hall
It Sure Can Get Cold In Des Moines
Written and Recorded by Tom T. Hall
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The Iowa weather was
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thirteen
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I had
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come to Des Moines for a
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awoke in the evening from a
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traveler's
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With notions of
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something to
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eat
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old elevator slipped
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down past the floors
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head and my eyes said you
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should have slept
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more
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man at the desk said the
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restaurant was
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closed
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Outside it was
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fourteen
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so I walked
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in
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place of my food I had
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two double gins
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looked round the room as a
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tourist would
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That's when I saw the
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girl in the
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booth
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sat there and cried in the
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smoky half dark
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silent type crying that
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tears out your
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clothes were not cut in
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the new modern
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And her suitcase had
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seen better
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days
Nobody asked her what
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caused her such
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pain
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Nobody spoke up yet no
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Without even asking I
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knew why she
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cried
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like that some
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times
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man at the desk said it's
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bellhop said yeah man
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that's cold that's
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cold
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went back to my room and I
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wrote down this
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Oh it sure can get
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cold in Des
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Moines
FAQ
Who sang the the song It Sure Can Get Cold In Des Moines?
- The song It Sure Can Get Cold In Des Moines was sang by Tom T. Hall.
Who is Tom T. Hall?
- Thomas T. Hall (born May 25, 1936) is an American country music songwriter, singer, instrumentalist, novelist, and short-story writer. He has written 12 No. 1 hit songs, with 26 more that reached the Top 10, including the No. 1 international pop crossover smash "Harper Valley PTA" and the hit "I Love", which reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. He is included in Rolling Stones list of 100 Greatest Songwriters. He became known to fans as "The Storyteller," thanks to his storytelling skills in his songwriting.
