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Hey Loretta
6,935
Country
Hey Loretta was released on January 1, 1973 by MCA Nashville as a part of the album Love Is the Foundation
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1973
LabelMCA Nashville
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM86

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Owen Bradley
Owen Bradley
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Well, goodbye tubs and clothes lines, goodbye pots and pans
I'm a gonna take a greyhound bus as further as I can
I ain't a gonna wash no windows, and I ain't a gonna scrub no floors
And when you realize I'm gone I'm a gonna hear you roar
[Verse 2]
And you'll say, hey, Loretta, I love you more than my Irish setter
Hey, Loretta, don't leave me alone
Hey, Loretta, I swear I'm a gonna treat you better
Buy you brand new overalls if you'll only come back home
[Verse 3]
I work my fingers to the bone and we don't hardly speak
And all I ever get is just a little kiss about once a week
So, you can feed the chickens and you can milk the cow
This a woman's liberation honey is a gonna start right now
[Verse 4]
And you'll say hey Loretta, I love you more than my Irish setter
Hey, Loretta, don't leave me alone
Hey, Loretta, I swear I'm a gonna treat you better
Buy you brand new overalls if you'll only come back home
[Verse 5]
I'll dress up like a movie star and pretty up my hair
And no one here is a gonna know what I'll be doing there
I'l be swinging from a chandelier and bouncin' off the wall
Instead of lovin' just one man I'm a gonna love 'em all
[Verse 6]
And you'll say hey Loretta, I love you more than my Irish setter
Hey Loretta, don't leave me alone
Hey Loretta, I swear I'm a gonna treat you better
Buy you brand new overalls if you'll only come back home
Written by: Shel Silverstein
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