Jimmy Dean Song
Ghost Writer
Breezi4909
From Lyrics World:
I.O.U.
Jimmy Dean
You know most people look through their wallets or pocket books and way
down at the bottom, past their credit cards, baby pictures and the green
stamps, you can usually find a little old dog eared piece of poetry of
some kind. I's (was) cleanin' out my wallet the other day and I ran across
a whole bunch of I.O.U.'s. Some of them 30 years overdue and the funny
thing is that all these I.O.U.'s are owed to one person. And I just kind
of thought that maybe now might be a pretty good time for an accounting.
Mom. You listening?
Oh...Mom. I owe you for so many different things. A lot of different
services. Like....night watchman. Laying awake nights listening
for....coughs....crys...creaks in floorboards and me coming in too late.
Oh you had the eye of an eagle, the roar of a lion....but you always had
the heart as big as a house.
I owe you for services such as short order cook,.....baker. For making
sirloin out of hamburger....turkey out of tuna fish....and big old
strappin'' boys out of left overs.
I owe you for cleanin' services. For the daily scrubbing of face and
ears. All work done by hand. And for the frequent dustin' of a small
boy's pants to try to make him lead a spotless life. And for washin'' and
Iranian' that no laundry could ever do. For drying the tears of childhood
and for ironing out the problems of growin'' up
I owe you for services as a body guard. For protecting me from the
terrors of thunder storms and nightmares....too many green apples. Lord
knows I owe you for medical attention. For nursing me through measles,
mumps, bruises, bumps, splinter and spring fever. And let's not forget
medical advise either....Oh No. Important things like "If you don't quit
scratchin'' that, it ain't never gonna get well!" and "If you cross your
eyes like that, they're gonna stick like that" and probably the most
important was; "Boy, you be sure you got on clean underwear in case you in
an accident!"
And I owe you for veterinary services for feeding every lost dog that I
dragged home at the end of a rope. For healing the pains of puppy love.
And I owe you for entertainment. Entertainment that kept the household
goin'' through some pretty tough times. The wonderful productions at
Christmas, 4th of July, Birthdays. And for somehow making make believe
come true on a very limited budget.
I owe you for instruction. For building kites and confidence and hopes and
dreams. And somehow you made them all touch the sky. And for cementin''
together a family so they could withstand the worst kinds of shocks and
blows and for laying down a good strong foundation to build a life on.
I owe you for carrying charges. For carrying me on your books for the
necessities of life, thing a growin'' boy just got to have. Things like a
pair of high top boots with a little pocket on the side for a jackknife.
And one thing, Mom, I'll never ever forget.....when there were only two
pieces of apple pie and three hungry people, I noticed you were somehow
always the one who suddenly decided you weren't hungry anyhow.
These are just a few of the things for which payment is long overdue. The
person I owe 'em to, worked very very cheap. She managed simply by doing
without a whole lot of things she needed herself.
My I.O.U.'s add up to much more than I could ever, ever hope to repay. You
know...the nicest thing about it all, is that I know she'll mark the whole
bill paid in full for just one kiss and four little words.
"MOM;......I LOVE YOU."
From: Wayne <wma...@telusplanet.net>
Ghost Writer
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> Can anyone give me the lyrics to the song by Jimmy Dean called I.O.U.
Thanx to breezi4909 for the lyrics and a special thanx to
charley connor for the HAPPY99.EXE
There were no lyrics in it Charley.Naughty boy!
Ghost Writer
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> >Can anyone give me the lyrics to the song by Jimmy Dean called I.O.U.
>
Thanx very much!
GW