Jeannie's Afraid of the Dark

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Dolly Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actress, author, and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. She has composed over 3,000 songs, the best known of which include "I Will Always Love You" (a two-time U.S. country chart-topper for Parton, as well as an international pop hit for Whitney Houston), "Jolene", "Coat of Many Colors", "9 to 5", and "My Tennessee Mountain Home". As an actress, she starred in the movies 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias, Gnomeo & Juliet, Straight Talk, Unlikely Angel, and Joyful Noise. She is one of the most successful female country artists of all time; with an estimated 175 million in album sales, Dolly Parton is also o… more »

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1974

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(Dolly Parton)

Her two little feet would come running into 
Our bedroom almost every night 
Her soft little face would be wet from her tears 
And her little heart pounding with fright 
She'd hold out her arms, then she'd climb in beside us 
In her small voice, we'd hear her remark 
"Mommie and Daddy, can I sleep here with you 
'Cause Jeannie's afraid of the dark" 
One day in the summer, we took some flowers 
To place on some old family graves 
Jeannie said, "Mommy, ain't it dark in the ground 
Oh, Daddy, I'd be so afraid" 
Then she looked up at her daddy and me 
And said somethin' that broke both our hearts 
She said, "When I die, please don't bury me 
'Cause Jeannie's afraid of the dark" 

Jeannie was always afraid of the dark 
And we never could understand why 
'Cause we looked after Jeannie with the very best of care 
Because Jeannie was our only child 
Perhaps it was death that she was so afraid of 
'Cause it took her one dark stormy night 
I think we always knew that we'd never see Jeannie grown 
'Cause it seemed she was destined to die 
But on Jeannie's grave, we placed an eternal flame 
That glows and never loses its spark 
And on the darkest night, there's always a light 
'Cause Jeannie's afraid of the dark 

Our Jeannie's afraid of the dark

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