My Heart's Tonight in Texas-The Carter Family

[ti:My Heart's Tonight in Texas] [ar:The Carter Family] [al:River of Jordan] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]My Heart's Tonight in Texas - The Carter Family (卡特家族) [00:04.52]In the distant state of Texas [00:06.80]By the silver Rio Grande [00:09.33] [00:09.87]Strolled a couple out one evening [00:12.43]Was two sweethearts hand in hand [00:14.94] [00:15.79]Was a rich man's pretty daughter [00:18.39]And the lad she loved so dear [00:20.97]Though tomorrow they must [00:22.78]Part for many a year [00:24.76] [00:26.32]My heart's tonight in Texas though [00:28.82]I'm far across the sea [00:31.22] [00:31.95]The band is playing Dixie [00:34.23]And there's where I long to be [00:36.30] [00:37.40]Dad says the earl I'll marry [00:39.62]But although here is my hand [00:42.29] [00:42.99]My heart's tonight in Texas [00:44.89]By the silver Rio Grande [00:47.53] [00:59.55]To Europe she was going to become a lady grand [01:04.52]Where her father hopes an earl [01:06.85]Of course she'll wed [01:08.22] [01:09.74]But she went away next morning [01:12.15]And her heart was true to Jack [01:14.88]But a letter came one day and this it read [01:18.44] [01:20.10]My heart's tonight in Texas though [01:22.88]I'm far across the sea [01:24.79] [01:25.65]The band is playing Dixie and [01:27.85]There's where I long to be [01:29.98] [01:31.00]Dad says the earl I'll marry [01:33.46]But although here is my hand [01:35.74] [01:36.50]My heart's tonight in Texas [01:38.57]By the silver Rio Grande [01:41.00] [01:52.87]At a stately ball in England stood [01:55.39]The Texas lad one night [01:57.55] [01:58.14]The scenes were all splendid and [02:00.59]The lights were dazzling bright [02:02.61] [02:03.66]The earl knelt beside her asking her to be his bride [02:08.70]But her thoughts were by the silver Rio Grande [02:12.10] [02:13.86]My heart's tonight in Texas [02:16.10]Though I'm far across the sea [02:18.48] [02:19.24]The band is playing Dixie and [02:21.51]There's where I long to be [02:23.57] [02:24.64]Dad says the earl I'll marry [02:26.94]But although here is my hand [02:29.40] [02:30.18]My heart's tonight in Texas [02:31.98]By the silver Rio Grande