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I'LL BE ALL SMILES TONIGHT Sung by: Mr. and Mrs. F.E. Ash Recorded in Evening Shade, AR 6/30/59 Click here to listen to the original recording A loved one may be there, And gems that others gave me-- I'll wear them in my hair. And even they that know me Will think my heart is light. Though it may break tomorrow, I'll be all smiles tonight. I'll be all smiles tonight, I'll be all smiles tonight, My heart may break tomorrow-- I'll be all smiles tonight. He entered into the ballroom, His bride upon his arm. I stood and gazed upon her As though she were a charm, And now he smiles upon her; So once he smiled on me. They know not what I suffer; They'll see no change in me. And when the dance commences, Oh, how my heart rejoice. I'll sing the songs he taught me Without a faltering voice. As flatterers gather 'round me, They'll think my heart is light. Though it may break tomorrow, I'll be all smiles tonight. And when the dance is over, His face no more I'll see. I'll think of him, my lover, But will he think of me? He once did love me dearly, But now he's cold and strange. He tried not to deceive me; False friends have brought this change. I'll be all smiles tonight, love; I'll be all smiles tonight. My heart may break tomorrow, But I'll be all smiles tonight. Also found in Randolph, Vol. IV, #812. |
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