Walking the floor over you by earnest tubb was released as a single in 1941.
I m walking the floor over you.
Lyrics to walking the floor over you by ernest tubb.
Walking the floor over you is a country music song written by ernest tubb and released in the united states in 1941.
Provided to youtube by universal music group walking the floor over you ernest tubb retrospective 1941 umg recordings inc.
You left me and you went away you said that you d be back and just that day you ve broken your promise and you left me here alone i don t know why you did dear but i do know that you re gone.
Critic david vinopal called walking the floor over you th.
Tubb later re recorded the song with his band the texas troubadours.
The song sold over a million copies and it s considered by critics as the very first first honkytonk song.
I m walking the floor over you i can t sleep a wink that is true i m hoping and i m praying as my heart breaks right in two walking the floor over you now darling you know i love you well i love you more than i can ever tell i thought that you loved me and always would be mine but you went and left me here with troubles on my mind.
The original single became a hit reaching the no.
The original version included only tubb s vocals and acoustic guitar accompanied by smitty smith on electric guitar.
Ernest dale tubb february 9 1914 september 6 1984 nicknamed the texas troubadour was an american singer and songwriter and one of the pioneers of country music.
23 spot in the charts in 1941 but eventually the song sold over a million copies.