Horton, Johnny - Sleepy-Eyed John Lyrics
Well, way down yonder on Candy Creek
I whittled out a fiddle from a wagon seat
I tune my fiddle and I rub my bow
Play a little tune wherever I go
Sleepy-eyed John better tie your shoe
Sleepy-eyed John, you better get your britches on
Try to get to heaven 'for the devil gets to you
Well, Sleepy-eyed John he stole a goose
The goose she clucked but she couldn't get loose
Said John to the goose, "If you don't be still
We'll miss our supper down in Candy ville"
Sleepy-eyed John, you better get your britches on
Sleepy-eyed John, you better get your britches on
Try to get to heaven 'for the devil gets to you
Now Sleepy-eyed John he had a wooden leg
The wooden leg was nothing but a little wooden peg
With one shoe off and one shoe on
Do the double-shuffle till the cows come home
Sleepy-eyed John, you better get your britches on
Sleepy-eyed John better tie your shoe
Sleepy-eyed John, you better get your britches on
Try to get to heaven 'for the devil gets to you
I took 20 dollars for to build a fence
I took my money and I ain't worked since
I sold my buggy and I sold my plow
I wouldn't take a dollar for my journey now
Sleepy-eyed John, you better get your britches on
Sleepy-eyed John better tie your shoe
Sleepy-eyed John, you better get your britches on
Try to get to heaven 'for the devil gets to you
Over the hickory and down the pine
The racoon left and the old hound whined
John said "Sick 'em", and the racoon left
They crossed Green River in a minute and a half
Sleepy-eyed John, you better get your britches on
Sleepy-eyed John better tie your shoe
Sleepy-eyed John, you better get your britches on
Try to get to heaven 'for the devil gets to you
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Horton, Johnny Sleepy-Eyed John Comments
1:21 when you need xp
WOW WOW WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
From a mad keen 76yo Aussie fan.
GOD--Who could be sleepy-eyed with that delectable dish.
From the 'For What It's Worth' department:
'A BUNCH OF JOHNNYS'*
On this day in 1961 {April 10th} there were four 'Johnnys' on Billboard's Bubbling Under the Top 100 chart:
#108. "The Water Was Red" by Johnny Cymbal
#109. "You Set My Heart To Music" by Johnny Mathis
#111. "African Waltz" by Johnny Dankworth
#112. "Hop Scotch" by Santo and Johnny
#118. "Jenny" by Johnny Mathis {his second entry on the chart}...
And on Billboard's Top 100 there were three more Johnnys:
#26 "Once Upon A Time" by Rochell And The Candles With Johnny Wyatt
#27. "Model Girl" by Johnny Maestro
#63. "Sleepy-Eyed John" by Johnny Horton
* And of course all of the above records are available on You Tube...
NOTE: Three weeks later "Sleepy-Eyed John" would peak at #54 {for 1 week} and it spent seven weeks on the Top 100...
this is a great song and I love it
I love masterpiece like this so great
I love it
Johnny Horton bring music alive
No you hear Johnny Horton Charlie Danial was barely even born yet!! Johnny's the man!!!!!
Vertis Hayes love Johnny Horton music is all about someone who live for something
Johnny was born in 1925. Charlie Daniels in 1936. While I don't believe they played together he was hardly little in the 50s and 60s before Johnny died.
More real then Elvis , and much better
love this song...I like to play my Jew's Harp to it!
Is that the Memphis Belle!!!!?
love this song...I like to play my Jew's Harp to it!
I hear Charlie Daniels.
Rockabilly country at its best!
Long live Johnny Horton!
nice pic..........
some good ole jonny horton gotta love it
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