Y'all hep me out with this one

Dan Najvar · Post by **Dan Najvar** » 18 Jan 2001 3:48 pm

When I was a Boy {I'm 26}my Uncle would come over every sunday after church for dinner. Well, after we ate he would go out to his car and bring in his guitar and sing old country songs aand show me chords and whatnot. He used to sing a song that went "If teardrops were pennies and heartaches were gold".To this day I have never,ever heard it in a recorded form and I know he didn't write it.So who did? Or rather Who recorded it? I know with all the knowledge in this forum I can get an answer
and only here. Thank you in advance

Dan Najvar

Bob Knight · Post by **Bob Knight** » 18 Jan 2001 3:52 pm

Carl Smith, Porter& Dolly, and a lot of others

Dennis Wood · Post by **Dennis Wood** » 18 Jan 2001 3:58 pm

Joe Wright has an excellent insturmental on one of his cd's.

Dan Najvar · Post by **Dan Najvar** » 18 Jan 2001 4:04 pm

Thank You!!! That was Some fast responses,like 2 minutes!!!!!!!!! I will now go to try and find it
Thank You Again
Dan Najvar

KEVIN OWENS · Post by **KEVIN OWENS** » 18 Jan 2001 4:07 pm

Carl & Pearl Butler
Porter and Dolly
Carl Smith
Jean Shepard
Loretta Lynn
and I'm sure many others have recorded it.
I think Carl Smith had the first hit in the mid 50's.

Kevin

Leroy Riggs · Post by **Leroy Riggs** » 18 Jan 2001 4:08 pm

Check the Ernest Tubb Record Shop. They'll have it.

Tommy Minniear · Post by **Tommy Minniear** » 18 Jan 2001 11:10 pm

Funny thing! I was just listening to a copy of Carl Smith's 20th Anniversary tape, as I was drivin' down the highway today. This song is on it. I thought it would be cool if some new artist would re-cut it and release it as a single. Most of Carl's stuff cooks! Especialy with "Murph" playin' steel!!

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Tommy Minniear

tim duvall · Post by **tim duvall** » 19 Jan 2001 8:16 am

What's the title of this song??

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 20 Jan 2001 1:00 am

"If Teardrops Were Pennies"...written by Carl Butler, was probably first recorded by Carl and Pearl Butler. I think Porter's version was the biggest country version. In addition to those mentioned above, it's also been recorded by Rosie Flores, Rosemary Clooney, Kitty Wells, and Lynn Morris.

Frank Freniere · Post by **Frank Freniere** » 20 Jan 2001 7:50 am

The Dolly and Porter version absolutely is one of my all-time favorite songs, period.

I have it on vinyl ("Love and Music" RCA APL1-0248). The steel isn't credited but it sure is sweet and sure sounds like Weldon Myrick.

Don Lail · Post by **Don Lail** » 20 Jan 2001 10:26 am

If you would like the lyrics and chords, you can find them at WWW.ROUGHSTOCK/COWPIE/SONGS/.

I just printed it out for myself. Great old tune!

Don Lail · Post by **Don Lail** » 20 Jan 2001 10:33 am

OOPS! Sorry If I misled you, that link doesn,t work but if you do a general search on the word " COWPIE " it should come up first on the list.

Recluse · Post by **Recluse** » 25 Jan 2001 8:44 am

The Porter&Dolly and the Carl Smith versons are posted at The Record Lady,s site.
URL is:
http:/members.spree.com/entertainment/
recordlady/main.htm
Sorry I don't know how to post a hyper-link.
Stunning site!
They are posted in Archive 6.
There is a whole group of people posting old country in the net. Try some of her links when you can stay up LATE!

Kenny Dail · Post by **Kenny Dail** » 25 Jan 2001 12:55 pm

Hi Donny, not trying to be argumentive but it is my belief that Carl Smith had the most popular version which it may have been done with Billy Robinson doing the steel work. I may not have been the first after his big hit with "I Overlooked An Orchid" but it immediately followed. I also could be wrong about Billy R., very possibly could have been Johnny Seibert. Touche'.

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kd...and the beat goes on...

Eddie Lange · Post by **Eddie Lange** » 25 Jan 2001 7:57 pm

Great Hal Rugg turn on the Porter and Dolly version. It's got his E to F change utilizing the 2nd string thing like Don't Come Home A Drinkin.

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The Young Steelkid