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English Sweetheart Song Lyrics and Chords by Webb Pierce
English Sweetheart
Written by Recorded by Webb Pierce
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An American boy met an English girl
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out across the
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They laughed and loved and lived each day
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Their life was full of
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glee
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They knew someday he must return
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his native fami
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When it came and the aye was nigh
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words he heard her
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say
Please don't leave me here to cry
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watch as sweethearts
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flee
Seems so hard for us to part
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And leave me here to
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grieve
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Though I know you must return
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Tell me that you love me dear
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will return some
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He kissed her then he said goodbye
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slowly walked
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away
He could not bear to see her cry
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It filled his heart with
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She prayed and dreamed of his return
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though it never
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He wed anew in his native land
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inside these words still
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ring
Repeat #3 & 4
FAQ
Who sang the the song English Sweetheart?
- The song English Sweetheart was sang by Webb Pierce.
Who is Webb Pierce?
- Michael Webb Pierce (August 8, 1921 - February 24, 1991) was an American honky-tonk vocalist, songwriter and guitarist of the 1950s, one of the most popular of the genre, charting more number one hits than any other country artist during the decade.
His biggest hit was "In the Jailhouse Now," which charted for 37 weeks in 1955, 21 of them at number one. Pierce also charted number one for several weeks each with his recordings of "Slowly" (1954), "Love, Love, Love" (1955), "I Don't Care" (1955), "There Stands the Glass" (1953), "More and More" (1954), "I Ain't Never" (1959), and his first number one "Wondering," which stayed at the top spot for four of its 27 weeks' charting in 1952.
He recorded country gospel song "I Love Him Dearly" also. His iconic hit "Teenage Boogie" was covered by British band T. Rex as "I Love to Boogie" in 1974, but credited as being written by the group's lead singer Marc Bolan and not Pierce. The music of Webb was also made popular during the British rockabilly scene in the 1980s and 1990s.
For many, Pierce, with his flamboyant Nudie suits and twin silver dollar-lined convertibles, became the most recognizable face of country music of the era and its excesses. Pierce was a one-time member of the Grand Ole Opry and was posthumously inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. A tribute album in his honor (produced by singer-songwriter Gail Davies) was released in 2001 entitled Caught in the Webb - A Tribute To Country Legend Webb Pierce.
