I SAW LINDA
YESTERDAY
DICKEY LEE
WRITTEN BY DICKEY LEE
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ÁLBUM: NEVER ENDING SONG OF
LOVE
GRAVADORA: RCA VICTOR
GÊNERO: COUNTRY
ANO: 1963
Royden Dickey Lipscomb (born September 21,
1936), known professionally as Dickey Lee(sometimes misspelled Dickie or
Dicky), is an American pop/country singer and songwriter, best known for the 1960s teenage
tragedy songs "Patches"
and "Laurie (Strange Things Happen)". He also has a number of hit
songs on the country charts in the 1970s, including "Rocky"
and "9,999,999 Tears",
and has written or co-written songs recorded by other singers, such as "She Thinks I
Still Care", "The Door Is
Always Open" and "The Keeper of
the Stars".
Lee formed a country trio while he was still
at school at the age of 16, performing at his school and local functions. In
1957–58, Lee made his first two recordings,
"Dream Boy" and "Stay True Baby", in his hometown of
Memphis for Tampa Records, later released two songs for Sun Records in,
although the song were only regional hits. He moved to Texas, and achieved his
first chart success in
1962, when his composition "She Thinks I
Still Care" was a hit for George Jones (later
recorded by Elvis Presley, Connie Francis, Leon Russell, and
later Anne Murray as
"He Thinks I Still Care"). Glen Campbell also recorded the song for his final album, Adios.
Later that year, "Patches", written by Barry Mann and Larry Kobler and recorded by Lee for Smash Records, rose to
Nº 6. The song tells in waltz-time the story of teenage lovers of different
social classes whose parents forbid their love. The girl drowns herself in the
"dirty old river". The singer concludes: "It may not be right,
but I'll join you tonight/ Patches I'm coming to you." Because of the teen
suicide theme, the song was banned by a number of radio stations. However, it
sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc.
It is in this period that he changed his named legally from Royden Dickey
Lipscomb to Dickey Lee after a man of similar name attempted to sue him for
using his name.
(Hey, hey, hey,
hey-ay, hey, hey, hey, hey-ay)
Nights didn't seem so long no more,
Ain't one man like it was before --
Just when I thought I was really okay,
I saw Linda yesterday.
My heart went up, down,
Like a merry-go-round and ‘round,
Like a forest fire, Down, down,
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh...
Looked like I'd found peace of mind,
Looked like I was gonna make it this time --
Just when I thought I was really okay,
I saw Linda yesterday.
Oh, she smiled that same old smile,
My heart was runnin' wild --
My love for her is reelin'
As I go off the ceilin',
(Hey, hey, dumb de dodie-dodie,
Hip, hip, dumb de dodie-dodie,
Hip, hip, dumb de dodie-dodie-do,
dumb-diddly, dumb-diddly, dumb-dumb-dum...)
Go straight to a lonely guy,
Sit around and watch me cry --
People ask what's wrong, I say,
"I saw Linda yesterday."
My heart went up, down,
Like a merry-go-round and ‘round,
Like a forest fire, Down, down,
Oh, oh, oh, dumb-didly, dumb-didly, dumb-dumb-dum...
Hey, hey, dumb de dodie-dodie,
Hip, hip, dumb de dodie-dodie,
Hip, hip, dumb de dodie-dodie-do,
dumb-diddly, dumb-diddly, dumb-dum...
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