The Greatest Days of All

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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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1972

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A dirt dobber built its nest 
On my only Sunday dress 
And the roof leaked in my shoes 
And when they dried they were too small 

And the rats chewed a great big hole 
In my only winter coat 
And at night I'd hear them gnaw 
The paper on my bedroom wall 

But I still say those were the greatest days of all 
Some happy and some sad 
Some good and some bad 
But I still say those were the greatest days of all 

I used to wait by the garden gate 
Where the hummingbirds came ev'ry day 
To kiss the yellow roses 
Growing up the garden wall 
And in the tall grass I would lie 
'Til ev'ning shadows brought the night 
Through the window of my room 
I'd hear the whippoorwill's sad call 

But I still say those were the greatest days of all 
Some happy and some sad 
Some good and some bad 
But I still say those were the greatest days of all 

Now as I make my way 
Along the busy city sidewalks 
My head arouring from the deafening city sound 
You can't hear a whipporwill in this noisy city 
And tall green grass don't grow 
Along the sidewalks of this town 

And hummingbirds don't fly around 
These artificial roses 
Like they did around the garden wall 
And, oh, so often in my mind 
I'll go back to another time 

And I still say those were the greatest days of all 
I still say those were the greatest days of all
Too-roo, too-roo too
La, rah, rah, la, di, rih, rih, rah
La, rah, rah, la, la

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