Moonlight and Skies-Jimmie Rodgers

[ti:Moonlight and Skies] [ar:Jimmie Rodgers] [al:Jimmie Rodgers Selected Favorites Volume 3] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Moonlight and Skies - Jimmie Rodgers [00:06.76]Oh come hear my story of heartaches and sighs [00:13.35]I'm a prisoner who's lonely for my moonlight and skies [00:19.57] [00:20.23]I have a sweetheart who's waiting for me [00:26.23]Back in old Oklahoma not far from Shawnee [00:32.72]Her lips like the cherries her little heart cries [00:39.27]Daddy please come back to your moonlight and skies [00:46.02]My pal's name was Blacky a lad with true heart [00:52.28]A robbery we'd planned so decided to start [00:58.50] [00:59.08]I went to my darling with tears in her eyes [01:05.13]She said daddy don't leave me your moonlight and skies [01:12.22]I laughed at her pleadings youth must have it's ways [01:18.21]And said I'll be back in a couple of days [01:24.88] [01:31.21]The next scene was fatal with a shot through his heart [01:37.59]Old Blacky died sending love to his sweetheart [01:44.14]Go tell her go tell her I send my love [01:50.74]I'll meet her in heaven with the angels above [01:57.27]That night I was captured out under the stars [02:03.74]Now I have life to linger behind these iron bars [02:10.35]You'll find me at my window as the day slowly dies [02:16.68]I'm dreaming of my darling and my moonlight and skies [02:23.53]Oh pale moon is shining it's shining so bright [02:29.70]And lovers are strolling by my window tonight [02:36.20]Their laughter so merry brings heartaches and sighs [02:42.79]To a prisoner who's lonely for the moonlight and skies [02:49.21] [02:51.36]Oh moonlight and skies