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My Window Faces the South

By:Abner Silver, Jerry Livingston, Mitchell Parish · Source Recording: J.D. Crowe and the New South (1979)

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Well my window faces the south
I'm almost halfway to heaven
The snow is falling but all I can see
Are those fields of cotton smilin' back at me

Yeah my window faces the south
Though I am far from that Swanee
Well I'm never frowning or down in the mouth
My window faces the south

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By:Abner Silver, Jerry Livingston, Mitchell Parish · Source Recording:J.D. Crowe and the New South (1979)

Song Details

Songwriter

Abner SilverJerry LivingstonMitchell Parish

First Release

Fats Waller and His Rhythm (1938)

Genres

Classic Country Western Swing Classic Bluegrass

Jam Popularity

History

“My Window Faces the South” is a song written by the Tin Pan Alley songwriters Mitchell Parish, Abner Silver, and Jerry Livingston. It first reached records in 1938 in a version by the jazz pianist and entertainer Fats Waller and his Rhythm.

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Source Recording

Artist

J.D. Crowe and the New South

Album

My Home Ain’t in the Hall of Fame cover

My Home Ain’t in the Hall of Fame (1979)

Key A Time Boom-Chuck Tempo 162 BPM Length 2:53

Musicians

Keith Whitley — Lead Vocals, Guitar
Jimmy Gaudreau — Mandolin
J.D. Crowe — Banjo
Bobby Slone — Fiddle
Doug Jernigan — Dobro
Steve Bryant — Bass

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