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"Ode to Billie Joe" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bobbie Gentry released by Capitol Records in July 1967, and later used as the title-track of her debut album. Five weeks after its release, the song topped Billboard's Pop singles chart .
Jul 27, 2013 · The mystery created by Bobbie Gentry in her debut single “Ode To Billie Joe” cast a spell over the entire country. Set to a backing of spare acoustic guitar chords and atmospheric strings, Gentry’s sensual, Southern-fried voice relates the story of two Mississippi teenage lovers who share a dark secret that eventually leads to the boy’s ...
[Verse 1] Was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day. I was out choppin' cotton, and my brother was balin' hay. And at dinner time we stopped and walked back to the house to eat. And...
Feb 12, 2017 · Ode to Billie Joe Lyrics Songwriters: BOBBIE GENTRY It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day I was out choppin' cotton, and my brother was balin' hay And at dinner time...
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Mar 2, 2012 · REBEL SONGBIRD. 302K subscribers. Subscribed. 1.3K. 168K views 12 years ago. BOBBIE GENTRY LYRICS: ...more. BOBBIE GENTRYLYRICS:It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta dayI...
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Apr 12, 2021 · Bobbie Gentry captivated the nation with her hit song "Ode To Billie Joe." Was the mystery of the song ever revealed? Where is she now?
This song tells the story of the fictional Billie Joe McAllister, who kills himself by jumping off the Tallahatchie Bridge. There really is a Tallahatchie Bridge in Money, Mississippi, but Gentry made up the story. The Tallahatchie Bridge, which spans the Tallahatchie River, collapsed in 1972, but was later rebuilt.
