Blue eyes crying in the rain

[PJ]

Folks,

As you know, Willie Nelson recorded "Blue eyes crying in the rain" by
Fred Rose, in 1975 I think it was. And he sings three verses:

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In the twilight glow I see her
Blue eyes cryin' in the rain
When we kissed goodbye and parted
I knew we'd never meet again

Love is like a dyin' ember
Only memories remain
Through the ages I'll remember
Blue eyes cryin' in the rain

Some day when we meet up yonder
We'll stroll hand in hand again
In a land that knows no partin'
Blue eyes cryin' in the rain
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But when I searched the net for the lyrics, I found lyrics with a
fourth verse:

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Now my hair has turned to silver
All my life I've loved in vain
I can see her star in heaven
Blue eyes cryin' in the rain
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Does anyone know why Willie didn't record that verse? Did he find it
too sad, perhaps? Or is this perhaps an unofficial verse added by
someone other than Fred Rose?

PJ

[KF Raizor]

Post by PJ
Folks,
As you know, Willie Nelson recorded "Blue eyes crying in the rain" by
-----
In the twilight glow I see her
Blue eyes cryin' in the rain
When we kissed goodbye and parted
I knew we'd never meet again
Love is like a dyin' ember
Only memories remain
Through the ages I'll remember
Blue eyes cryin' in the rain
Some day when we meet up yonder
We'll stroll hand in hand again
In a land that knows no partin'
Blue eyes cryin' in the rain
-----
But when I searched the net for the lyrics, I found lyrics with a
-----
Now my hair has turned to silver
All my life I've loved in vain
I can see her star in heaven
Blue eyes cryin' in the rain
-----
Does anyone know why Willie didn't record that verse? Did he find it
too sad, perhaps? Or is this perhaps an unofficial verse added by
someone other than Fred Rose?
PJ

PJ,

That verse was in Roy Acuff's version of "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" in
the 1940s.

[d***@webtv.net]

If I remember right, Hank Snow and Kitty Wells also include that verse
in their versions. -- Dick