Ebony Eyes. The Everly Bothers.

Seq - Ron Tilden. Kar - Bunty Pritchard Jones. Apr 2002.

Ebony Eyes
Words and Music by: John D. Loudermilk
Performed by: The Everly Brothers (1961)
Sequenced by: Ron Tilden

(Ebony eyes.)
On a weekend pass I wouldn't have had time
To get home and marry that baby of mine.

So I went to the chaplain and he authorized
me to send for my ebony eyes.

My ebony eyes was coming to me
From out of the skies on flight 1203.

In an hour or two I would whisper I do
to my beautiful ebony eyes.

[Spoken] The plane was way overdue.
So I went inside to the airline's desk
I said, sir, I wonder why 1203 is so late.

He said, oh, they probably took off late
or they may have run into some turbulent weather
and had to alter the course.

I went back outside and I waited at the gate
and I watched the beacon light from

the control tower as it whipped through
the dark ebony skies as if it were searching for it.
(My Ebony Eyes)

Then came the announcement over the loud speaker
Would those having relatives and friends

on flight number 1203
please report to the chapel across the street at once.

Then I felt a burning break deep inside
and I knew the heavenly ebony skies

had taken my life's most wonderful prize,
my beautiful ebony eyes.

If I ever get to heaven I'll bet
the first angel I'll recognize,

she'll smile at me and I know she will be
my beautiful ebony eyes.

Ebony Eyes
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