Dolly Parton

Songwriter: George Jones

[Verse 1]
Oh you said you were my baby
Now I know that you're my baby
But it seems to be you got roaming eyes
If you want to be my baby
Then you got to be my baby
You can't keep your finger in two different lives
I remember how you pleaded
When my love you said you needed
And I believe without a doubt
So if you want to be my baby
Then you got to be my baby
And keep those kissing cousins out

[Chorus]
Oh you know how when I said I was rolling low?
I get suspicious and I'm going to tell you so
If you want to be my baby
Then you got to be my baby
And be nobody's baby but mine

Just think about it

[Verse 2]
Now I heard there was another
So I went and asked your mother
If anybody hung around besides me
She gave me no satisfaction
And now I can't take no action
But I think I'll hang around and see

If you want to be my baby
Then you got to be my baby
You got to come to me and tell me so
If you want to be my baby
Then you got to be my baby
I'm tired of waiting around so let them know

[Chorus]

[Outro]
I said and be nobody's baby but mine

And I mean it!

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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A Real Live Dolly (1970)
Red Hot + Country (1994)

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