Twenty Dollar Jim [German translation]

Once a week he’d come into the nightclub

And he’d walk across the dance floor to a table just for two

You could see that he was lonelier than lonely

And he could write a book on feelin' blue

Well he’d order up a single for his baby

Then order up a double just for him

Well, he drank a lot, but he paid real good for love songs

And that band just called him Twenty Dollar Jim

About five years ago he lost his baby

Never said just why or where she went

But the way he mixed his whiskey with his memories

And left him with his mind about half-bent

The band could see him goin' through the motions

A-talkin' to someone who’d gone away

With eyes so sad and his voice choked with emotion

He’d stagger to the bandstand and he’d say:

"Singer, won’t you sing me 'Back to Baby'?

Help me make it through this crazy world of mine.

Here’s a twenty for a love song for my baby.

Singer, won’t you sing me 'Back to Baby' one more time?"

Well. today I saw his picture in the paper

And the story read he drank himself to death

But the story never mentioned his baby

Of how he spoke her name with every breath

In the name of love I bought some pretty flowers

And I took them down and left them there with him

And it made me sad to think he’s gone forever

When I said goodbye to Twenty Dollar Jim

He said: "Singer, won’t you sing me 'Back to Baby'?

Help me make it through this crazy world of mine.

Here’s a twenty for a love song for my baby.

Singer, won’t you sing me 'Back to Baby' one more time?"

• Artist:Marty Robbins
• Album:Lost and Found (1994)