Bobby Bare - Sylvia's Mother Lyrics

Great!!

Very warm voice love it

I like this version

I like Bobbys way better, Doc Hookmwas good but ya can't beat Bobbys.Anyway for one thing to tell the new generation is country music now will never be as good as the old. The old showed an felt more love an understanding than this new stuff. My opinion. But still there all good in there own way an everyone has there own feelings of the Newman old singers an to top everything everyone COUNTRY MUSIC IS THE BEST THERE AND Ever WILL BE.Even the new country will beat any music out there. This is from an old cowboy out a Montana, The Big Sky Country. Keeper going country folks an singers. Also my brother was a country singer an the night He was suppose to go to Nashvillecan go on the grand oldvopery he got killed in a car wreak, I was 6 yrs old then an still remember seeing him in the casket. I will see him in heaven. Nobody would tell me the drivers name cause I promised to myself an all my friends an family I would kill the man who killed my brother. The driver was going to fast. I'm 69 now an still tear up thinning about my brother Eddie. I will see you one day Ed I promise. I'm the last one of sister's an brothers. Anyway everyone out there always love your friends an family an be kind to everyone even if you dislike them or any reason because some day you my need a friend or help an they will be there for you. I like all races of people, one day they need help an I'm around I'll be there to given a hand. Take care all an love ya all even though I don't know ya your call still great. God Speed

A good singer, but there where better...

Nice version

One of the greatest singers of the twenty century and a great American.

One of the greatest singers of the twenty century.

Lovely !! 💕💕💕💕💕

Mrs. Avery, i can assure you that it will be fine, let him talk.

Shel Silverstein and Bobby Bare... a GREAT combination!

Now you'd have to explain what "40 cents more for the next three minutes" means since you'd be hard pressed to find a pay phone today!

Ahhhhh hell no

Why don't he leave her alone

Ron Mackenzie //. Maybe he could change her mind- if he asked her one more time....

Shel Silverstien wrote this song

Finnnnnnnnnnn

I like this version, but it doesn't have as much passion as the Dr Hook version.

Both versions have their merits, but I prefer Bare's. There is so much heartbreak in his voice, like he's trying not to cry. Hook's sounds a little more forceful, even angry - the passion I believe you referred to. It's remarkable how different artists can change the entire feel of a song, isn't it?

My first thought as well

I agree completely Depcom.

@B Williams I don't really agree, i almost think this one sounds kinda happy in its tone.

The song is a true story real life Sylvia Shel Silverstein loved . .. After the band
had been performing this song for a while, Shel
Silverstein wrote a new version for them called "Sylvia's Father." Only
the end of the song was different, with the last verse changed to:
Sylvia's father says Sylvia's pregnant and you went and made her that
way
Sylvia's father says you motherf--ker I'm gonna kill you someday

At
this point, Dennis Locorriere would do a rant about the no-good
scoundrel that knocked up Sylvia. This version was never recorded. Now
for this love story http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0085/0085_01.asp

songs with my father's son words of

My girls heard this song in the 80s Bare of course,We used to sing it together. They named an old stray cat Sylvia, couple of litters. She was a better cat than I was a father.Sorry Terra,Tasha

Well sounds like you are still alive so why don't you make up for your short comings now? I bet your girls will give you that second chance that everyone at one time or other needs.Raising my niece was the only honorable thing I did with my life that was my second chance . So be the father you should have been all along now and maybe it is not to late. Good luck brother.

Truly Bobby Bare is one of my favorite country singers after Johnny Cash but, I still favor Dr. Hook's version of this song, which I think, tell's the true feelings of this song. Don't hate me people, Bobby still rocks.

Wow I love this song.

The song is a true story real life Sylvia Shel Silverstein loved . .. After the band
had been performing this song for a while, Shel
Silverstein wrote a new version for them called "Sylvia's Father." Only
the end of the song was different, with the last verse changed to:
Sylvia's father says Sylvia's pregnant and you went and made her that
way
Sylvia's father says you motherf--ker I'm gonna kill you someday

At
this point, Dennis Locorriere would do a rant about the no-good
scoundrel that knocked up Sylvia. This version was never recorded. Now
for this love story http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0085/0085_01.asp

Dr. Hook, made this song famous, I like it a little better, not much though...... Love the Bare〽️🎸🎸

This Bobby Bare ✨

A good one!

Great song. Better than DR. Hook!

no one sings it better then Dr Hook

Great song, Bobby Bare amazing artist

Bobby Bare is one of the greatest song writer of all time. And Bobby can sing too.

To Gerard Larkin Haverstock Esq. Bobby may be a great song writer but he didn't write Sylvia's mother, it was penned by Shel Silverstein.

I love the great song write by Shel Silverstein. How write a number of great song. R.I.P.

I didn't think he wrote that many songs

Gerard Larkin Haverstock Esq me

Bobby's version of the Dr. Hook hit topped out at #12 in 1972, the same year that Hook's did so at #5 on the pop charts. Enjoy!......Mike

The song is a true story real life Sylvia Shel Silverstein loved . .. After the band
had been performing this song for a while, Shel
Silverstein wrote a new version for them called "Sylvia's Father." Only
the end of the song was different, with the last verse changed to:
Sylvia's father says Sylvia's pregnant and you went and made her that
way
Sylvia's father says you motherf--ker I'm gonna kill you someday

At
this point, Dennis Locorriere would do a rant about the no-good
scoundrel that knocked up Sylvia. This version was never recorded. Now
for this love story http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0085/0085_01.asp

awesome song ...

Ein herrlicher Song von Bobby Bare, ich liebe diesen Song.

Ich auch! Wunderbar!

great songs great singer

Love you Bobby Bare x

good music

That is a nice country sound to a all time classic. Why we are all just kneeing down to the wonderfull sound of those music? Peace lies in the music; just try to find it! KISTE HGW wishes you the best!

Adore Bobby Bare

James Douvia

Hilde Bakke , yes

j 'adore cette musique .

this is such a sad song--haven't heard it for a long time never did like Sylvia's mother thought she could have let him talk to her lol

+JT422B Maybe Sylvia didn't want to talk to him.

God bless Bobby Bare. They do not sing like him anymore.

Thanks to you for posting....real true version and Dr. Hook..never hear anything like this anymore

No better performance than from the great Bare!!

I love Bobby Bare, he's a great artist. But no one has ever managed a better performance of this song than this performance by Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show. The heart and soul that was thrown into the performance makes all the difference. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-3o7bYMRbA

LOVE Bobby but I think that this version can't compare with Dr Hooks..

I've always enjoyed this song,no matter who sang it.This song was written about my sister.Lol

no it's not lol, nice try though :P

Linda música. Valeu Bobby.

Really good version by Booby I like it very much Thanks for sharing Hank

Iv'e always liked that song. Didn't make it big but good never the less.

In assoluto la miglior versione di " Sylvia's ". Bobby Bare è insuperabile !!
                                                               Antonio cesare

TRULY ............Bobby Bare is one of our MOST treasured assets!

x 1,000,000 yes

wow I love this song

Bobby always got some great songs. !!!!!

Shel Silversteen's Song very good!!

There were several of Bobby Bare's songs that I loved and this is right up near the top of the list. This was back in the day when singers were known by their songs (like the quality of their voice and what the lyrics said) not how sexy their latest video is or how raunchy they could make the lyrics. The lyrics of some of the songs today sort of make me sick to my stomach. I miss the days when I heard a lot of good music on the radio, not just when I played my private collection......

You know THE real Sylvia? that's cool! I've read the story about her.

Great info, I am amazed at the way time keeps the best of music!
Russ

Sad c&w always strikes a chord with me; 'Dear John' I saw too often in the RAF., and I've made hopeless calls to a girl who changed her mind......wonder just how many of us remember when that happened!!

Love everything Bobby sings, a great style of C&W music.

What's funny is that I know that exact Sylvia personally!

now 77 and still sounding great, just saw him 2 nights ago!

Oh, so much better than the Dr. Hooks version I just tried to watch!

Dr. Hooks version is iconic....fantastic, but BBs is great too/

this song resonates with many men who the moms didn't think we were good enough

this has always been a tough song to listen to but always been a good song

Bobby Bare and Petter Øien should have represented Norway under Eurovision Song Contest 2012.

Bare naked best country music !!

Loved this version....thanks for sharing

Bobby, Thank you for being such great guy. With a thousand people lined up in
Princeton KY you took your time to insure that each of us were spoken to and
received your personal attention! You are truly an American Treasure!
We love you and remain resolute in our dedication to you!
May God Bless you!
Pasquale

i just love him

Kong Viking s

Thanks for posting.Apparently this song is based on real life, there really was a Sylvia and Shel was in love with her but it was a doomed romance.Sylvia did go away and marry another guy even though Shel phoned her mother begging her to get Sylvia to stay..

U dustydesert

thats lncorrect as anyone who have heard interviews with members of dr hook will know

@sfstoryteller Just seek more for Bobby Bare and you'll find a lot more songs with Shel Silverstein great lyrics. Dr. Hook was only project for him and mostly in Europe. Tho i'm from that side of ocen too, i like more Bobby Bares versions - they sound so simple that really make that Shel's irony really work.

But look for 100000$ In Pennies - it's imho real gem :D

this song always tugs at my heart --mama sounds cold

I always liked Dr Hook's version, ' cause I just did not know Bobby's version and honestly, this is fab, thanks Bobby ! and thanks Wilburscott for posting ! it's now one of my all time COUNTRY favs.

Best version just great

Nice way to take a rock and "countryfi" it - like this version best.

I always liked Bobby Bare.

Bare, 74 years young and still the best!

Me encanta esta canción y bellísima versión yo la tengo Dr jook pero está muy bonita gracias xxxxxxElo