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Thread #3263 Message #1736793
Posted By: Joe Offer
09-May-06 - 11:05 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Hello Central, Give Me Heaven
Subject: ADD: Hello Central (Carter Version)
Here's the Carter Family version, from Songs of the Carter Family. I listened to the 1934 Carter Family recording and made a couple of corrections. HELLO, CENTRAL! GIVE ME HEAVEN
Hello, central, give me heaven For I know my mother's there And you'll find her with the angels Over on the golden stair
She'll be glad it's me a-speakin' Won't you call her for me please For I surely want to tell her That we're sad without her here
Hello, central, give me heaven For I know my mother's there You will find her with the angels Over on the golden stair
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Papa dear is sad and lonely Sobbed a tearful little child Since mama's gone to heaven Papa dear, you do not smile
I must speak to her and tell her That we want her to come home You just listen while I call her Call her through the telephone
Hello, central, give me heaven For I know my mother's there You will find her with the angels Over on the golden stair
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
I will answer just to please her Yes, dear hearts, I'll soon come home Kiss me, mama, it's your darling Kiss me through the telephone