{"id":143,"date":"2011-10-30T11:52:21","date_gmt":"2011-10-30T11:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/favourite-love-songs.com\/?p=143"},"modified":"2015-03-10T10:10:49","modified_gmt":"2015-03-10T10:10:49","slug":"jimmy-dean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/favourite-love-songs.com\/?p=143","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Dean"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jimmy Dean\u2019s song To a sleeping beauty<\/a><\/p>\n

I had a record of Jimmy doing this love song to his daughter. It really touched my heart. At the time I didn\u2019t even have a daughter. Songs just affect me so much. He is singing to her while she is sleeping. Then at the end of the song he says: \u201cTonight I kissed a princess, and I feel like a king.\u201d The pictures with this song are very nice. There are numerous versions on the net. It is so great to have computers and internet. These things were science fiction when I was a kid!<\/p>\n

I.O.U.<\/a><\/p>\n

I first heard Jimmy sing this song \u2018live\u2019 on TV in Vancouver back in 1976, and later bought a record of it. It is very touching. The pictures with this song hit very close to home for me. There are a number of versions with pictures. All are very nice.<\/p>\n

Farmer<\/a><\/p>\n

Actually the first song I heard Jimmy sing was about \u201cBig John,\u201d although at the time I didn\u2019t know who the singer was. The next two songs I heard were, \u201cThe farmer and the Lord,\u201d and \u201cYou\u2019re not home yet.\u201d So I associate him with those two songs.<\/p>\n

I had a record of Jimmy Dean singing Stuart Hamblen\u2019s song: \u201cThis old house,\u201d but I can\u2019t find it on the net.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re not home yet<\/a><\/p>\n

This is one of my favorite songs, but I couldn\u2019t find Jimmy\u2019s version. I also had a record of Porter Wagoner singing the song. Someone said once that the song was based on a true story of a missionary who went to Africa, then on the way back, it was President Roosevelt who was on the ship and got all the praises as he disembarked. Apparently he had been to Africa on a hunting trip. In Jimmy Dean\u2019s version it went something like this: \u201cAnd as the old fellow walked down the gangplank, he cast his eyes to the sky and said: \u2018God, did you forget.\u2019 And it seemed like a little voice inside the old preacher said: \u2018No son, I didn\u2019t forget, but you must remember, that you\u2019re not home yet.\u2019\u201d I think is more realistic than the sky opening up. The message is that our reward is not of an earthly nature, but of an eternal value.<\/p>\n

I am sorry to find that he has passed away. Some of his songs have been taken off the net. I also have a Gospel web site<\/span>. If you want to check it out, go to:\u00a0 http:\/\/countrygospelandbible.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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