My sweetheart is gone and I’m so lonely I’m driving nails in my coffin Now ever since the day that
we parted Well you turned me down you don’t want me
"Drivin' Nails in My Coffin" is a country music song written by Jerry Irby. It is a breakup song, telling of a man who has been drinking booze, "driving nails in my coffin over you." The song was originally recorded and released in 1945 by Jerry Irby. It became a hit in 1946 for both Floyd Tillman and Ernest Tubb. The Tillman record was released on the Columbia label (catalog no. 36998), peaked at No. 2 on Billboard's folk chart in August 1946, and was ranked as the No. 16 record in Billboard's year-end folk juke box chart.[1][2] Tubb's version was issued on the Decca label (catalog no. 73679) and peaked at No. 5 on the folk chart in December 1946.[3] The song was later covered by many artists, including Beck and Willie Nelson (duet),[4] Hank Thompson, the Osborne Brothers, the Wilburn Brothers, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Asleep at the Wheel, Rhonda Vincent, Mike Auldridge, Charley Crockett, Boxcar Willie, Mac Wiseman, Johnny Bush, and Charlie Walker. See also[edit]
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My sweetheart is gone and I'm so lonely Ever since the day that we parted I'm just
drivin' nails in my coffin You turned me down, you don't want me I'm just drivin' nails in my coffin I'm just drivin' nails in my
coffin Yes, I'm drivin' those nails over you My sweetheart has gone, I'm so lonely Writer(s): JERRY IRBY<br>Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com Loading Loading FAQs for Drivin' Nails in My Coffin |
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