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Emmett Lyrics by Don Burnham

I Dreamed Count Basie Was A Cowboy

2011

EMMETT ©1986 Don Burnham (BMI) Words and Music
Well if you love to hear the Lovesick Blues
If you love the way that Hank could sing
Let me tell you ‘bout a feller back a long time before
Who started the whole damn thing
Back when the good old songs were new
Before the blues gave way to swing
Emmett came along with his yodelling songs
And man – that man could sing
With all respect to Hank
He’s got a lot to thank Emmett Miller for
Emmett never starred on any Opry shows
And wherе he took his final bow nobody knows
I love the Tеxas Playboys Right Or Wrong
And Anytime Eddie Arnold sings
But Emmett was the man back when it first began
Who made a country jazz band swing
I love to hear the Lovesick Blues
I love the way that Hank could sing
But Emmett was the feller back a long time before
Who started the whole damn thing
I mean –
He started the whole damn thing
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Don Burnham

Don Burnham

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"Emmett" appears on "I Dreamed Count Basie Was A Cowboy" in 2011.

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