Charlie Rich - July 12, 1939 Lyrics
July the 12th sure was a scorcher
Mama, she fixed some lemonade
Sister Beth was sunning in the sunshine
And baby Corey was playing in the shade
And yonder comes a big car
Something we don't see much around here
Big man said, son, where's your pappy
Said, he's over in the cornfield
Not far from here
They started talking over by the rail fence
It looked like Papa was getting mad
They walked to the house and papa was crying
Papa never cried and I knew it was bad
Two weeks later in the Logan courthouse
Raining cats and dogs outside
Sure was awful the way mama was crying
She says she thought that woman had lied
Papa said, Judge
We tried to raise up a good boy
From a little bitty tot
Jody'd never go against
Of what a woman wishes
That kinda boy we know that he's not
You know the power of the almighty dollar
Will come out the winner every time
That Willie Buchanan done got away with something
They're trying to blame on the boy of mine
Hmmm mmm mmm...
July the 12th, 1939
Hmmm mmm mmm...
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Charlie Rich July 12, 1939 Comments
This played on rock station in Seattle where l live. Other versions not as good. Charlie's is best, it's so RICH!
My dad's birthday and year. I heard this song on a late night am radio station 30 yrs ago. I told my dad and he never had heard it. Years past and this morning it crossed my mind. So I looked it up and sure enough that song I heard once turned out to be a real song.. oh well it was good to hear it again..
this song only went to #47 on the country charts in 1970!!!
Daniel Burns don’t understand the whole appreciation of Charlie anyways.. I guess this is not for the masses.. When I look up his songs I only find his well known songs but hardly any other stuff from his fantastic catalogue
Has a Bobbie Gentry feel to it. Very nice!