This song has some of the prettiest lyrics for a country song. Written by Jimmy Day, a steel guitar player. Gene Watson is credited with recording this song first, in 1969. Jimmy Dickens recorded it on his 1965 album "May The Bird Of Paradise (Fly Up Your Nose)" and included it on the flip side of the 45 rpm single. Gene Watson had the biggest hit on the song. Pete Drake does a masterful job on steel on this cover.
"The words to say I love you haven't found me.
You're all I could say ten thousand fold.
When I look at you my eyes are jealous of each other
For the beauty they behold"....
If that won't get you a peck on the jaw and chicken fried steak for supper, I don't know what will......
I'm a Gene Watson fan but I don't think I've ever heard that song. Many years ago, he performed at a small venue not too far from my house but for some reason I didn't go. I should have and I've regretted it ever since. I have a CD with his biggest hits on it, and he had quite a few good songs. I guess my favorite would be Farewell Party even though the lyrics are downright depressing. I don't know if it was Pete Drake who plays the steel guitar on the studio recording but ever who did it did a good job.
I wasn't aware that Gene Watson had recorded it, either. I have both Jimmy Dickens records I cited above. "Know One Will Ever Know", written by Fred Rose at the passing of Hank Williams, was the Gene Watson recording I put more quarters into the jukebox for than any other one. I could get drunker to Gene Watson or Tammy Wynette music than anything. He was one of those rare artists who never recorded a bad note. He is still on RFD TV on that Larry's Diner show, pretty frequently. "14-karat Mind" was one of the more up-tempo Gene Watson songs. The rest were mainly belly-rubbers.....
Most of my Gene Watson material is on tape for some reason.
