I Dreamed of a Hillbilly Heaven

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　　《I Dreamed Of A Hillbilly Heaven》是一首很有意思的歌，歌词：
　　
　　I dreamed I was there in hillbilly heaven
　　Oh, what a beautiful sight
　　And I met all the stars in hillbilly heaven
　　Oh, what a star spangled night.
　　
　　Last night I dreamed I went to hillbilly heaven
　　And just as I arrived the old curtain lifted
　　And there on stage stood who else but Roy Acuff and Tex Ritter
　　They said well how you doing come on in here
　　I know there＇s some folks you wanna see
　　Over there＇s our newest member
　　Your old friend Conway Twitty, say Hello Darlin＇
　　And there＇s gentlemen Jim Reeves singin＇ with heaven＇s choir
　　Roger Miller he just got here he＇s making everybody laugh
　　Course you know Roy Orbison can sing just as high as anybody here
　　And Ernest Tubb can sing as low
　　And Patsy Cline, well, bet she＇s the best singin＇ angel here
　　And Dottie West is probably the prettiest
　　There＇s the old pea-picker Ernie Ford
　　Jimmy Rodgers, George Morgan, Hank Williams
　　And the wandering boy Web Pierce
　　The old honky tonker himself Lefty Frizzell
　　My goodness what a group
　　Would you just listen to Mother Mabel
　　Over there pickin＇ the <Wildwood Flower> with the angel band
　　You know I personally think she＇s just about God＇s favorite
　　And Marty Robbins, well, he＇s still gettin＇ more encores
　　Than anybody else up here just like he used to down on earth
　　Yeah, well, there＇s Elvis they still call him the King
　　But we know they＇re not talking about the real king up here.
　　
　　I dreamed I went to hillbilly heaven
　　Oh, what a star studded night.
　　
　　Then I ask Roy and Tex, I said well, who do you think will be showin＇ up
　　Say within the next 40, 50, 60 years
　　They handed me a big tallybook and in it I saw names like Johnny Cash
　　George Jones, Merle Haggard, Don Gibson, Mel Tillis, Farren Young, Kitty Wells
　　Some of the newer ones like Vince Gill and Garth Brooks
　　Course they talked about Minnie Pearl, the Judds, Tanya Tucker
　　Reba McEntire, Hank Jr. oh, of course Buck Owens, Roy Rodgers, Gene Autry
　　Randy Travis and Willie Nelson There＇s old Chet
　　I said, well, where＇s Porter Wagoner＇s name, oh, there it is
　　And then there was Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette and Dolly Parton
　　Oh, that＇s when I woke up.
　　
　　I dreamed I was there in hillbilly heaven, oh, what a beautiful sight
　　And I met all the stars in hillbilly heaven, oh, what a star spangled night...
　　
　　这首歌是改编翻唱Tex Ritter的，也就是Dolly Parton歌里提到的这个Tex Ritter。这是一个30年代的Traditional Country Singer，一个Cowboy。1961年的唱片《Hillbilly Heaven》中第一首就是《I Dreamed of a Hillbilly Heaven》。
　　Tex Ritter版的歌词，费劲周折，找到这首歌：http://www.rayfile.com/files/c984b917-6c36-11de-abcd-0014221b798a/
　　
　　I DREAMED OF A HILLBILLY HEAVEN
　　(Eddie Dean / Hal Sothern)
　　Tex Ritter
　　
　　(Wah, wah, wah, waaahhhh)
　　I dreamed I was there in hillbilly heaven
　　{Oh what a beautiful sight}
　　
　　Spoken:
　　Last night I dreamed I went to hillbilly heaven. And you know who greeted me at the gate? The ole
　　cowboy-philosopher himself, Will Rogers. He said to me, he said "Tex, the Big Boss of the riders
　　up here has asked me to kinda show you around. Now, over yonder are a couple of your ole compadres."
　　My, was I glad to see them, Carson Robison and the Mississippi blue yodeler Jimmie Rodgers.
　　
　　Singing:
　　I dreamed I was there in hillbilly heaven
　　{Oh what a beautiful sight}
　　
　　Spoken:
　　He introduced me to Wiley Post, and he showed me the Hall of Fame with all the gold guitars and fiddles
　　hanging on the walls. Then he said, "Tex, step over this way, there are two more of your friends I know
　　you'll want to see, they're waitin' for you." There they were standin' side by side and smilin' at me--
　　Hank Williams and Johnny Horton.
　　
　　Singing:
　　I met all the stars in hillbilly heaven
　　{Oh what a star-studded night}
　　
　　Spoken:
　　Then I asked him who else do you expect in the next, uh, say a hundred years? He handed me a large book
　　covered with star dust. Will called it the Big Tally Book. In it were many names and each name was branded
　　in pure gold. I began to read some of them as I turned the pages: Red Foley, Ernest Tubb, Gene Autry,
　　Roy Acuff, Eddy Arnold, Tennessee Ernie, Jimmy Dean, Andy Griffith, Roy Rogers, Tex Ritter (Whaaaatttt???)
　　Tex Ritter? Oh, well, that's when I woke up, and I'm sorry I did, because
　　
　　Singing:
　　I dreamed I was there in hillbilly heaven
　　{Oh what a beautiful sight}