Down from Dover

About Down from Dover

Down from Dover is a song written and performed by Dolly Parton, originally released on Parton's album The Fairest of them All (1970). It was later recorded by many other artists, including Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood and Marianne Faithfull (on her 2008 covers album Easy Come, Easy Go).

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1969

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(Dolly Parton)

I know this dress I'm wearing doesn't hide the secret I've tried concealing 
When he left he promised me he'd be back by the time it was revealing 
The sun behind a cloud just casts the crawling shadow o'er the fields of clover 
And time is running out for me, I wish that he would hurry down from Dover 
He's been gone so long, when he left the snow was deep upon the ground 
And I have seen a spring and summer pass and now the leaves are turning brown 
At any time a tiny face will show itself 'cause waiting's almost over 
But I won't have a name to give it if he doesn't hurry down from Dover, from Dover, from Dover 

My folks weren't understanding, when they found out they sent me from the home place 
My daddy said if folks found out he'd be ashamed to ever show his face 
My mamma said I was a fool, she did not believe it when I told her 
Momma, everything's gonna be all right 'cause soon he would be coming down from Dover 

I found a place to stay out on a farm takin' care of that old lady 
She never asked me nuthin' so I never talked to her about my baby 
I sent a messgae to my mom with a name and address of Ms. ol' Grover 
And to make sure he got that information when he came down from Dover 

I loved him more than anything and I could not refuse him when he needed me 
He was the only one I'd loved and I just can't believe that he was usin' me 
He wouldn't leave me here like this, I know it can't be so, it can't be over 
He wouldn't make me go through this alone, he'll be coming down from Dover 

My body aches the time is here it's lonely in this place where I'm lying 
Our baby has been born, but something's wrong, it's too still, I hear no crying 
I guess in some strange way she knew she'd never have a father's arms to hold her 
So dying was her way of tellin' me he wasn't coming down from Dover, from Dover, from Dover 
Down from Dover 

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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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