The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan

Album: Broken English (1979)
Charted: 48
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  • Lyrics currently unavailable Writer/s: Shel Silverstein
    Publisher: Wixen Music Publishing

Comments: 1

  • Ricky from Ohsweken, -Hi. If anyone reads this, I live in Ontario Canada and when I was younger (in the late 70's/early 80's) I heard a version of this song which I swear was done by Dolly Parton. If this sounds familiar to anyone here please let me know. Here's my email address - rickjgrantjohnson@yahoo.ca mention songfacts in the subject line.
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