First posted on Paperclippings blog on: Thursday, June 23, 2005
I grew up listening to my dad playing the guitar. He was often plucking out one tune or another. My dad was also a fan of Linda Ronstadt. One day he started playing "I Never Will Marry". We had heard this song many times as he listened to it on the record player. As he played, one sister and I began to sing along. My sister sang the melody and I sang back up. We thought we sounded really good. We put our hearts into the song as we sang it. We practiced a bit with our dad and talked about singing in front of an audience.
Then one day my dad quit playing the song and all our begging and pleading would not change his mind. He reasoned that we were just way too convincing with the words. I guess he thought we might believe the words we sang.
Here are the words to that beautiful song.
I grew up listening to my dad playing the guitar. He was often plucking out one tune or another. My dad was also a fan of Linda Ronstadt. One day he started playing "I Never Will Marry". We had heard this song many times as he listened to it on the record player. As he played, one sister and I began to sing along. My sister sang the melody and I sang back up. We thought we sounded really good. We put our hearts into the song as we sang it. We practiced a bit with our dad and talked about singing in front of an audience.
Then one day my dad quit playing the song and all our begging and pleading would not change his mind. He reasoned that we were just way too convincing with the words. I guess he thought we might believe the words we sang.
Here are the words to that beautiful song.
I Never Will Marry
They say that love’s
a gentle thing
But it’s only brought me pain
For the only man I ever love
Has gone on the morning train
Chorus:
I never will marry
I’ll be no man’s wife
I expect to live single
All the days of my life.
Well the train pulled out,
the whistle blew
He’s gone, he’s gone,
like the morning dew
And left me all alone.
Chorus:
I never will marry
I’ll be no man’s wife
I expect to live single
All the days of my life.
Well there’s many a change
in the winter wind
And a change in the cloud’s design
There’s many a change
in a young man’s heart
But never a change in mine
Chorus:
I never will marry
I’ll be no man’s wife
I expect to live single
All the days of my life.
2 comments:
This is the theme song to MY life....
Didn't Linda Ronstadt sing this song? The lyrics ring in my head with her voice attached.
I remember this song well.
~~Starla
"I grew up listening to my dad playing the guitar. He was often plucking out one tune or another. My dad was also a fan of Linda Ronstadt. One day he started playing "I Never Will Marry". "
Yup...its is by Linda Ronstadt.
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