The Broken Wedding Ring-Hank Snow

[ti:The Broken Wedding Ring] [ar:Hank Snow] [al:We'll Never Say Goodbye: The M] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Broken Wedding Ring - Hank Snow [00:04.88]A cowboy with his sweetheart [00:07.88] [00:08.88]Stood beneath a starlit sky [00:12.43] [00:14.55]Tomorrow he was leaving [00:17.49] [00:18.18]For the lonesome prairie wide [00:22.04] [00:23.92]She said I'll be your loving bride [00:27.91] [00:28.85]When you return someday [00:31.22] [00:33.41]He handed her a broken ring [00:37.33] [00:38.14]And to her he did say [00:41.02] [00:43.08]You'll find upon that ring [00:45.95]Sweetheart my name engraved in gold [00:50.56] [00:52.00]And I shall keep the other half [00:56.31] [00:56.99]Which bears your name you know [00:59.92] [01:01.99]Three years had passed [01:04.17]He did not come [01:05.60] [01:06.28]And Nell will wed tonight [01:09.47] [01:11.34]Her father said [01:13.41]An Earl would make her happy home [01:18.28]So bright [01:18.91] [01:20.59]The lights were gaily glowing [01:23.71] [01:24.58]As they stood there side by side [01:28.38] [01:30.26]Let's drink a toast to this young man [01:34.26] [01:34.88]And to his lovely bride [01:37.87] [01:47.83]Just then there stood [01:49.63] [01:50.14]Within the door a figure tall and slim [01:55.31] [01:57.12]A handsome cowboy was their guest [02:01.05] [02:01.74]And slowly he walked in [02:04.55] [02:06.68]I'll drink with you a toast [02:09.81]Said he and quickly in her glass [02:14.24] [02:15.99]He dropped his half of wedding ring [02:20.23]Then anxiously he watched [02:23.23] [02:25.04]She tipped her glass [02:27.46]And from her lips a ring [02:30.64]Fell shining bright [02:32.39] [02:34.21]The token she had longed [02:37.89]To see lay there beneath the light [02:41.83] [02:43.63]Though years have been between us dear [02:47.69] [02:48.25]Love won our last long fight [02:51.11] [02:52.74]It's you my cowboy sweetheart [02:55.71] [02:56.64]And my Jack I'll wed tonight