Ernest Dale Tubb (February 9, 1914 – September 6, 1984), nicknamed the Texas Troubadour, was an American singer and songwriter and one of the pioneers of country music. His biggest career hit song, "Walking the Floor Over You" (1941), marked the rise of the honky tonk style of music.In 1948, he was the first singer to record a hit version of Billy Hayes and Jay W. Johnson's "Blue Christmas", a song more commonly associated with Elvis Presley and his late-1950s version. Another well-known Tubb hit was "Waltz Across Texas" (1965) (written by his nephew Quanah Talmadge Tubb (Billy Talmadge), which became one of his most requested songs and is often used in dance halls throughout Texas during waltz lessons. Tubb recorded duets with the then up-and-coming Loretta Lynn in the early 1960s, including their hit "Sweet Thang". Tubb is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Ernest Tubb - Fortune In Memories lyrics
I've got fortunes in memories
Of your walk your talk your smile
I've got treasures of heartaches
And old dreams out of style
I've got bundles of broken vows
Collected through the years
I've got fortunes in memories
And they all were bought with tears
All my life I've been in love
With you and now you're gone
All I own is memories
Of you that linger on
In some ways you left me nothing
But the losers share
In some ways I guess I am
A sort of millionaire
Take the pretty little lies
You told me one by one
Take the careless cruel things
The sweet things you have done
Count them all as lost and
They are more than I can bare
Count them all as memories
And I am a millionaire
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