James(Hold The Ladder Steady:Sue Thompson.
#17 on FONTANA Records in 1962.
(Written by John D. Loudermilk.)
INTRO: A#
CHORUS:
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James, James, hold the ladder steady..
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James, James, I'm packed..and I am ready.
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James, James, hold the ladder steady..
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I'm a'comin' down to your ar-ar-ar-arms..
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I'm a'comin' down to your arms.
#1.
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Now, James and I we went to mama and showed
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her my diamond ring.
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She said, my poor little baby, you must be crazy,
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to think of such a thing.
CHORUS:
A#
So, James, James, hold the ladder steady..
F
James, James, I'm packed..and I am ready.
A# A#7 D#
James, James, hold the ladder steady..
A# F A# D#
I'm a'comin' down to your ar-ar-ar-arms..
A# F A#
I'm a'comin' down to your arms.
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#2.
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Now, James and I we went to daddy and said that
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we want to be wed.
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Daddy said, nope, you'll just have to elope..
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and laughed as he went to bed.
CHORUS:
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But, James, James, hold the ladder steady..
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James, James, I'm packed..and I am ready.
A# A#7 D#
James, James, hold the ladder steady..
A# F A# D#
I'm a'comin' down to your ar-ar-ar-arms..
A# F A#
I'm a'comin' down to your arms.
BRIDGE:
D# A# F
I'd hate to see 'em in the morning..when they both
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completely flip.
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He'll be sayin', they cain't, she'll be feeling
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faint..and I'll be kissing my husband's lips.
CHORUS:
A#
So, James, James, hold the ladder steady..
F
James, James, I'm packed..and I am ready.
A# A#7 D#
James, James, hold the ladder steady..
A# F A# D#
I'm a'comin' down to your ar-ar-ar-arms..
A# F A#
I'm a'comin' down to your arms.
OUTRO:
A#
James, James, hold the ladder steady..
F
James, James, I'm packed..and I am ready.
A# A#7 D#
James, James, hold the ladder steady..
A# F A# D#
I'm a'comin' down to your ar-ar-ar-arms..
A# F A#
I'm a'comin' down to your arms..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
