Biography:
James Cecil Dickens (born December 19, 1920 - January 2, 2015), better known as Little Jimmy Dickens, is an American country music singer famous for his humorous novelty songs, his small size, 4'11" (150 cm), and his rhinestone-studded outfits. He started as a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1948 and became a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1983.
Born in Bolt, West Virginia, Dickens began his musical career in the late 1930s, performing on a local radio station while attending West Virginia University.
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A lot of folks have told me
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I was pulled 'fore I got ripe
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A winter apple picked off in the fall
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But even as a youngen'
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I was not the bashful type
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'Cause I could yell the loudest of them all
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I'm little but I'm loud
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I'm poor but I'm proud
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I'm countrified and I don't care who knows it
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I'm like a banty rooster
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In a big red rooster crowd
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I'm puny, short and little but I'm loud
[Verse 2]
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I learned to do my singing
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Walking 'long behind a plow
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The singing teachers always passed me by
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And so I have to sing
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The only way that I know how
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Just rare back, open up and let her fly
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I'm little but I'm loud
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I'm poor but I'm proud
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I'm countrified and I don't care who knows it
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I'm like a banty rooster
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In a big red rooster crowd
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I'm puny, short and little but I'm loud
[Verse 3]
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I sang a special solo song
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In church one Sunday morn
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And I was plumb embarrassed to my skin
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I hit a high note, looked around
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And sure as I was born
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Two cows and fourteen hogs came walking in
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I'm little but I'm loud
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I'm poor but I'm proud
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I'm countrified and I don't care who knows it
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I'm like a banty rooster
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In a big red rooster crowd
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I'm puny, short and little but I'm loud
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[Verse 1]
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A lot of folks have told me
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I was pulled 'fore I got ripe
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A winter apple picked off in the fall
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But even as a youngen'
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I was not the bashful type
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'Cause I could yell the loudest of them all
[Chorus]
Ab
I'm little but I'm loud
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I'm poor but I'm proud
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I'm countrified and I don't care who knows it
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I'm like a banty rooster
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In a big red rooster crowd
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I'm puny, short and little but I'm loud
[Verse 2]
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I learned to do my singing
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Walking 'long behind a plow
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The singing teachers always passed me by
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And so I have to sing
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The only way that I know how
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Just rare back, open up and let her fly
[Chorus]
Ab
I'm little but I'm loud
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I'm poor but I'm proud
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I'm countrified and I don't care who knows it
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I'm like a banty rooster
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In a big red rooster crowd
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I'm puny, short and little but I'm loud
[Verse 3]
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I sang a special solo song
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In church one Sunday morn
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And I was plumb embarrassed to my skin
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I hit a high note, looked around
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And sure as I was born
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Two cows and fourteen hogs came walking in
[Chorus]
Ab
I'm little but I'm loud
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I'm poor but I'm proud
Ab Bb
I'm countrified and I don't care who knows it
Ab
I'm like a banty rooster
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In a big red rooster crowd
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I'm puny, short and little but I'm loud
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