Dolly Parton

Released: September 16, 1974

Songwriter: Dolly Parton

Producer: Bob Ferguson

[Verse 1]
Without a love to call my own, my life was incomplete
It seems I couldn't help but think that a-love was not for me
My life took on a different twist when I met me a man that I couldn't resist
I didn't know what all I'd missed and I'm a-gettin' happy
Oh, I'm a-gettin' happy, yeah

[Chorus]
I'm a-gettin' happy, all my lonely days are gone
I'm a-gettin' happy, no more lonely nights alone
I got someone to call my own and now my life is like a song
And he helps me sing along, I'm a-gettin' happy
Oh, I'm a-gettin' happy

[Verse 2]
Oh, people used to talk of love and I couldn't understand
About the fire and the desire in lovin' a good man
Oh, but now I know just what they meant since I met me a man that was Heaven-sent
Wonder where the sadness went 'cause I'm a-gettin' happy
Oh, I'm a-gettin' happy

[Chorus]
I'm a-gettin' happy, all my lonely days are gone
I'm a-gettin' happy, no more lonely nights alone
I got someone to call my own and now my life is like a song
And he helps me sing along and I'm a-gettin' happy
Oh I'm a-gettin' happy, woo

[Instrumental Bridge]

[Chorus]
Yeah, I'm a-gettin' happy, all my lonely days are gone
I'm a-gettin' happy, no more lonely nights alone
I got someone to call my own and now my life is like a song
Got someone to sing along and I'm a-gettin' happy
Oh, I'm a-gettin' happy, hey, hey

[Outro]
I'm a-gettin' happy, all my lonely days are gone
I'm a-gettin' happy, no more lonely nights alone
'Cause I'm a-gettin' happy

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

Beginning her career as a child performer, Parton issued a few modestly successful singles from 1959 through the mid-1960s, showcasing her distinctive soprano voice. She came to greater prominence in 1967 as a featured performer on singer Porter Wagoner’s weekly television program; their first duet single, a cover of Tom Paxton’s “The Last Thing on My Mind”, was a top-ten hit on the country singles charts, and led to several successful albums before they ended their partnership in 1974. Moving towards mainstream pop music, Parton’s 1977 single “Here You Come Again” was a success on both the country and pop charts. A string of pop-country hits followed into the mid-1980s, the most successful being her 1981 hit 9 to 5" (from the film of the same name), and her 1983 duet with Kenny Rogers “Islands in the Stream”, both of which topped the U.S. pop and country singles charts. A pair of albums recorded with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris were among her later successes. In the late 1990s, Parton returned to classic country/bluegrass with a series of acclaimed recordings

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