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The Old Lamplighter

Biography:

James Edward "Jim Ed" Brown (April 1, 1934 – June 11, 2015) was an American country music singer who achieved fame in the 1950s with his two sisters as a member of The Browns. He later had a successful solo career from 1965 to 1974, followed by a string of major duet hits with Helen Cornelius through 1981. Brown was also the host of the Country Music Greats Radio Show, a syndicated country music program from Nashville, Tennessee.

Brown and his sisters, Maxine and Bonnie, moved to Pine Bluff, Arkansas as children.

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C F C
He made the night a little brighter

E7 Am
Wherever he would go

F C D7 G7
The old lamp lighter of long long ago

F C
His snowy hair was so much whiter

E7 Am F C
Beneath the candle glow the old lamp lighter

G7 C
Of long long ago

You'd hear the patter of his feet

As he came toddling down the street

His smile would hide a lonely heart you see

F
If there were sweethearts in the park

He'd pass a lamp and leave it dark

G7
Remembering the days that used to be

C
For he recalled when things were new

He loved someone who loved him too

G7 C
Who walks with him alone in memories

F C
He made the night a little brighter

E7 Am
Wherever he would go

F C G7 C
The old lamp lighter of long long ago

Now if you look up in the sky

You'll understand the reason why

The little stars at night are all aglow

F
He turns them on when night is near

He turns them off when dawn is here

G7
The little man who lived so long ago

F C
He made the night a little brighter

E7 Am
Wherever he would go

F C G7 C
The old lamp lighter of long long ago