Dolly Parton

Released: March 6, 1972

Songwriter: Dolly Parton

A dirt dabber built its nest
On my only Sunday dress
And the roof leaked in my shoes
And when they dried they were too small
And the rats chewed a great big hole
In my only winter coat
And at night I'd hear them gnaw
The paper off my bedroom wall

But I still say those were the greatest days of all
Some happy and some sad
Some good and some bad
But I still say those were the greatest days of all

I used to wait by the garden gate
Where the hummingbirds came every day
To kiss the yellow roses
Growing up the garden wall
And in the tall grass I would lie
'Til evening shadows brought the night
Threw the window of my room
I'd hear the whippoorwill's sad call

And I still say those were the greatest days of all
Some happy and some sad
Some good and some bad
But I still say those were the greatest days of all

Now as I make my way along the busy city sidewalks
My head a-roaring from the deafening city sounds
You can't hear a whippoorwill in this noisy city
And tall green grass don't grow along the sidewalks of this town
And hummingbirds don't fly around these artificial roses
Like they did around the garden wall
And, oh, so often in my mind I'll go back to another time
And I still say those were the greatest days of all
I still say those were the greatest days of all

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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