Dr. Robert F. Thomas

Album: My Tennessee Mountain Home (1973)
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  • (Dolly Parton)

    Dr. Robert F. Thomas
    May his name forever stand
    Dr. Robert F. Thomas
    Was a mighty, mighty man
    And he enriched the lives
    Of everyone that ever knew him
    And in my song I hope to sing
    Some of the praise that's due him

    Dr. Thomas was a man
    The Lord must have appointed
    To live among us mountain folks
    In eastern Tennessee
    And he delivered more than half
    The babies in those mountains
    Among those babies
    He delivered me

    There was no way to drive along
    The roads back in those mountains
    But Dr. Thomas got there
    Just the same
    He often rode on horseback
    To get where he was needed
    But if he had to walk
    He always came

    Dr. Robert F. Thomas
    May his name forever stand
    Dr. Robert F. Thomas
    Was a mighty, mighty man
    And he enriched the lives
    Of everyone that ever knew him
    And in my song I hope to sing
    Some of the praise that's due him

    Dr. Thomas was a friend
    A neighbor and a doctor
    Though he seldom got a dime
    For all he'd done
    And I remember lots of times
    We sent for Dr. Thomas
    But I don't recall a time
    He didn't come

    They say a man is judged
    By the deeds he does while livin'
    A judgement when he stands
    Before the Lord
    And I know heaven holds a place
    For men like Dr. Thomas
    And I know that he'll receive
    His just reward

    Dr. Robert F. Thomas
    May his name forever stand
    Dr. Robert F. Thomas
    Was a mighty, mighty man
    And he enriched the lives
    Of everyone that ever knew him
    And in my song I hope to sing
    Some of the praise that's due him

    Writer/s: DOLLY PARTON
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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