THE FIRST FALL OF SNOW — Hank Williams
Recorded by Hank Williams, Sr.
Writer: Lorene Rose
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( Start cold )
I talked with a stranger — so sad and forlorn
His garments were sackcloth — all tattered and torn
He told me a story — of sorrow and woe
His heart went to heaven — at the first fall of snow
He spoke of his angel — a dear, baby girl
He loved every footstep — he loved every curl
But she went to heaven — just one year ago
The angels came for her — at the first fall of snow
He still had the dolly — that she used to love
He held and caressed it — and gazed up above
He whispered my baby — You’re waiting, I know
I’ll bring you, your dolly — at the first fall of snow
And there as I listened — my eyes filled with tears
I knew she was part of — his happier years
His frail body trembled — he spoke soft and low
I’ll be with my baby — at the first fall of snow
I patted his shoulder — my feelings to hide
He couldn’t know — I was crying inside
He smiled as we parted — ’cause he didn’t know
That we lost our baby — at the first fall of snow
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Charts transcribed by John «JB» Brown