Ebony Eyes by The Everly Brothers
Words and Music by John D. Loudermilk
3/4 Key of E
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-- On a weekend pass I wouldn't have had time
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To get home and marry that baby of mine
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So I went to the chaplain and he authorized
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Me to send for my ebony eyes
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My ebony eyes was coming to me
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From out of the skies on flight twelve - o - three
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In an hour or two I would whisper "I do"
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To my beautiful ebony eyes
-- spoken --
The plane was way overdue so I went inside to the airlines
desk and I said "Sir, I wonder why 1203 is so late." He said
"Oh, they probably took off late or they may have run into
some turbulent weather and had to alter their course."
I went back outside and I waited at the gate and I watched the
beacon light from the control tower as it whipped through the
dark ebony skies as if it were searching for
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my eb -on - y eyes.
Then came the announcement over the loudspeaker "Would
those having relatives or friends on flight number 1203 please
report to the chapel across the street at once."
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-- Then I felt a burning break deep inside
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And I knew the heavenly ebony skies
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Had taken my life's most wonderful prize
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My beautiful ebony eyes
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If I ever get to heaven I'll bet
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The first angel I'll recognize
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She'll smile at me and I know she will be
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My beautiful ebony eyes
