“Beautiful Brown Eyes”
Description
Man (?) praises "beautiful brown eyes"; he'll never see blue eyes again. Woman says she loves Willie; they were to be married tomorrow, but liquor kept them apart. Man falls on the floor, vows not to drink any more. Woman, married, wishes she were single
Notes
This song is a mish-mosh; it sounds like four verses (from separate songs) were scotch-taped together. The voice seems to switch from male to female; the marital status switches from betrothed to seven-years-married. A mess. - PJS
Wonder if that has anything to do with its success in bluegrass? :-) - RBW
Recordings
- Bill Cox, "Brown Eyes" (Melotone M-13058, 1934)
- Stanley G. Triggs, "Brown Eyes" (on Triggs1)
References
- [Randolph 319, "Beautiful, Beautiful Brown Eyes" -- deleted in the second printing]
- Randolph/Cohen, pp. 270-271, "Beautiful, Beautiful Brown Eyes" (1 text, 1 tune -- Randolph's )
- Silber-FSWB, p. 230, "Beautiful Brown Eyes" (1 text)
- DT, BRWNEYES*
- BI, FSWB230