“Don't Cry Joni"

Conway Twitty & Joni Lee

“Jimmy please say you'll wait for me

I'll grow up (1) ________ you'll see 
(2) ________ all my kisses just for you 
(3) ________ with love 
forever true”

Joni was the girl who lived next door

I've known her I (4) ________ 10 years or more
Joni wrote me a (5) ________ one day
And this is what she had to say

”Jimmy please say you'll wait for me

I'll grow up (6) ________ you'll see
(7) ________ all my kisses just for you
(8) ________ with love
forever true”

Slowly I read her (9) ________ once more

Then I went over to the house next door
Her tear (10) ________ fell like (11) ________ that day
When I told Joni what I had to say

”Joni, Joni please don't cry

You'll forget me (12) ________ and (13) ________
You're just fifteen
I'm twenty two
And Joni I just can’t wait for you.”

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Soon I left our (14) ________ home town
Got me a job and tried to settle down
But these words kept (15) ________ my memory
The words that Joni said to me

”Jimmy please say you'll (16) ________ for me

I'll grow up some day you'll see
(17) ________ all my kisses just for you 
(18) ________ with love
forever true”

I (19) ________ my clothes 

And I (20) ________ a plane
I had to see Joni
I had to (21) ________
How my heart was (22) ________
With her memory
And ask my Joni if she'd (23) ________ me

I ran all the way

To the house next door
But things weren't (24) ________ they were before
My tear (25) ________ fell like (26) ________ that day
When I heard what Joni had to say

”Jimmy, Jimmy please don't cry

You'll forget me (27) ________ and (28) ________
It's been five years since you've (29) ________ gone
Jimmy I (30) ________ your best friend John”