Biography:
Edward Thomas "Eddie" Rabbitt (November 27, 1941 - May 7, 1998) was a country music singer and songwriter who reached the peak of his popularity in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in New Jersey, Rabbitt moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1968, hoping to earn a living as a songwriter and performer. He came to the attention of recording companies when he penned Elvis Presley's hit song "Kentucky Rain".
In 1975, Rabbitt signed on with Elektra Records, who had recently created a country music division.
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Other songs:
- Every Which Way But Loose
- I Love A Rainy Night
- Step By Step
- Both To Each Other Friends To Lovers
- Drinking My Baby Off My Mind
- Drivin My Life Away
- Forgive And Forget
- Gone Too Far
- Gone Too Far For The Baritone Guitar
- Hearts On Fire
- Hey Bartender
- I Cant Help Myself
- I Dont Know Where To Start
- I Just Want To Love You
- I Wanna Dance With You
- On Second Thought
- Pour Me Another Tequila
- Rocky Mountain Music
- Room At The Top Of The Stairs
- Someone Could Lose A Heart Tonight
- Suspicions
- The Best Year Of My Life
- Two Dollars In The Jukebox
- We Must Be Doing Something
- You And I
- You Cant Run From Love
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Back Upon an old dirt road
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Next to a swamp full of toads
was a slanted wood shack
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with three little kids and a momma
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papa died in '63
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left little Jimmy and me
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to plant those 'taters and pull up another tomorrow
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Rocky Mountain Music
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Fills my memory e-hee-heeee
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Rocky mountain music
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Papa can I hear you playin' for meee, heee, heee..
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Little brother was never quite right
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he used to sit on the floor in the sunlight
playin' with the dust
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that danced on the beams in the window
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sister had to cook and clean
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'cause momma she got sick and lean
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sometimes I think she just got that way from missin' poppa
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Rocky Mountain Music
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Fills my memory e-hee-heeee
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Rocky mountain music
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Momma can I hear you singin' to meee, heee, heee
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well every thing has changed today
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little brother he was taken away
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and sister, she married a soldier and lives in Toledo
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And me I'm in a Nashville bar
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and I've never been so far..
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and the rivers that run through my memory
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Rocky Mountain Music
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Rocky mountain music
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Brother can I hear you callin to meee, heee, heee
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Rocky Mountain Music
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Fills my memory e-hee-heeee
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Rocky mountain music
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Papa can I hear you playin' for meee, heee, heee..
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Em G
Back Upon an old dirt road
A
Next to a swamp full of toads
was a slanted wood shack
C D Em
with three little kids and a momma
Em G
papa died in '63
A
left little Jimmy and me
C D Em -D.....G
to plant those 'taters and pull up another tomorrow
Chorus1:
G D G
Rocky Mountain Music
G D A -D....G.
Fills my memory e-hee-heeee
G C
Rocky mountain music
G D A D Em
Papa can I hear you playin' for meee, heee, heee..
Em G
Little brother was never quite right
A
he used to sit on the floor in the sunlight
playin' with the dust
C D Em
that danced on the beams in the window
Em G
sister had to cook and clean
A
'cause momma she got sick and lean
C D Em -D....G
sometimes I think she just got that way from missin' poppa
Chorus2:
G D G
Rocky Mountain Music
G D A -D....G.
Fills my memory e-hee-heeee
G C
Rocky mountain music
G D A D Em
Momma can I hear you singin' to meee, heee, heee
Em G
well every thing has changed today
A
little brother he was taken away
C D Em
and sister, she married a soldier and lives in Toledo
Em G
And me I'm in a Nashville bar
A
and I've never been so far..
from that old gravel road
C D Em -D....G
and the rivers that run through my memory
Chorus3:
G D G
Rocky Mountain Music
G D A -D....G.
Fills my memory e-hee-heeee
G C
Rocky mountain music
G D A D Em
Brother can I hear you callin to meee, heee, heee
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Rocky Mountain Music
G D A -D....G.
Fills my memory e-hee-heeee
G C
Rocky mountain music
G D A D Em
Papa can I hear you playin' for meee, heee, heee..
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