Harry Truman was our president
A coke an? burger cost you thirty cents
I was still in love with Mavis Brown
On the night Hank Williams came to town
?I Love Lucy? debuted on TV
That was one big event we didn't see
?Cause no one stayed at home for miles around
It was the night Hank Williams came to town
Mama ironed my shirt and daddy let me take the truck
I drove on out to Grapevine and picked old Mavis up
We hit that county line for one quick round
On the night Hank Williams came to town
A thousand people sweltered in the gym
Than I heard someone whisper: ?Hey, that's him?
That's when the crowd let out this deafening sound
It was the night Hank Williams came to town.
On and on he sang into the night
?Jambalaya?, ?Cheatin? Heart?, ?I Saw The Light?
How?d they get Miss Audrey in that gown
On the night Hank Williams came to town
Mavis had her picture made with Hank out by his car
She said: ?He sure is humble for a Grand Ole Opry star.?
Mavis said: ?Why don't we hang around?
It ain't often that Hank Williams comes to town.?
While Hank signed his autograph on Beaulah Rice's fan
Mavis got acquitained with the Driftin? Cowboy's Band
The effect on all our lives was quite profound
On the night Hank Williams came to town.
(Radio announcer's voice in the background)
Remember, friends and neighbours, Hank Williams and all the Drifting Cowboys will be at the high school gym in person for one show only this Saturday night. The big 2-hours-show starts at 7:30 ? tickets are just a dollar fifty. You get your money's worth the first 15 minutes and the rest is free. That Saturday night ? advance tickets are on sale now at Renfrow's Drugstore, Donut Heaven and here at the radio station. Hank Williams and all the Drifting Cowboys, Don Helms, Jerry Rivers?
Writer(s): Bobby Braddock, Charlie Williams
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