Dolly Parton Album - Joshua - Lyrics

Joshua was a 1971 album by  Dolly Parton that included her first song to top the U.S. country charts  The album reached # 16 on the country albums charts, and #198 on the pop albums chart.

Artist: Parton Dolly

Song: Letter To Heaven -Lyrics

Album: Joshua

An old man was sitting at his table one day

Writing a letter to pass time away

His little granddaughter climbed up on his knee

Saying won't you please write a letter for me

Oh what must I say in this letter

I pray Tell mommy I miss her

since she went away I coming to see her real soon I hope

He choked back a big lump that rose in his throat
He sealed it and wrote on that big envelope

To God up in heaven you'll get it I hope

He stamped it and handed it to her to mail

Her big eyes were shining her little face pale
She was crossing the street to the box o'er the way

And when she stepped out never looked either way

A big auto hit her and sped away fast

The little girls prayers had been answered at last
The postman was passing and picked up the note

Addressed to the Master and these words he spoke

Straight up into heaven this letter did go

She's happy up there with her mommy I know
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Artist: Parton Dolly

Song: The Last One To Touch Me -Lyrics

Album: Joshua

If there ever was an angel, then surely you must be one

If there ever was a perfect love when I look at you I see one

If there's heaven on earth, then this must surely be

And I want you to be the last one to touch me

The last thing I remember before I go to sleep

Is the touch of your sweet lips softly kissing me

And I go to sleep athinking how happy you make me

And I want you to be the last one to touch me
And when it's time to lay me down for my eternal sleep

Once more let your fingers softly touch my cheek

If I know that you have touched me, then I can sleep in peace

And I want you to be the last one to touch me
And when the night is over and time will be no more

They say that we shall meet again upon the golden shore

And so when I awaken from my eternal sleep

I want you to be the first one to touch me

I want you to be the first, the last, the only one to touch me
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Artist: Parton Dolly

Song: Joshua- lyrics

Album: Joshua

Well a good ways down the railroad track There was this little old rundown shack

And in it lived a man I'd never seen Folks said he was a mean and a vicious man

And you better not set foot on his land I didn't think nobody could be that mean

So I took me out walking down the railroad track I was a-gonna go down to that little old shack And just find out if all them things I'd heard was true

There was a big black dog laying out in the yard

And it growled at me and I swallowed hard

And I heard somebody say well who are you Oh and there he stood in the door of that shack

His beard and his hair was long and black

And he was the biggest man I'd ever seen When he spoke his voice was low and deep

But he just didn't frighten me 'Cause somehow I just knew he wasn't mean

He said what you doing snooping 'round my place And I saw a smile come across his face

So I smiled back and I told him who I was He said come on in and pull you up a chair

You might as well since you already here And he said you can call me Joshua

Joshua Joshua Whatcha doing living here all alone

Joshua Joshua Ain't you got nobody to call your own No no no no
We talked 'til the sun was clean out of sight And we still talking when it come daylight

And there was just so much we had to say hey I'd spent my life in an orphan's home

And just like him I was all alone So I said yeah when he asked if I'd stay

Oh we grew closer as time went on

And that little old shack it was a happy home

And we just couldn't help but fall in love That big black dog and that little old shack

Sitting down by the railroad track It's plenty good enough for me and Joshua
Joshua Joshua Why you're just what I've been looking for

Joshua Joshua You ain't gonna be lonesome anymore

No no
Yodel-a-he-ho
Me and Joshua Me and Joshua Me and Joshua yeah yeah Me and Joshua ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------