HEAR THE TRAIN BLOW, BOYS; OH, HEAR THE TRAIN BLOW,
DOWN IN THE VALLEY, HEAR THE TRAIN BLOW.
ROSES LOVE SUNSHINE, VIOLETS LOVE DEW,
ANGELS IN HEAVEN KNOW I LOVE YOU.
KNOW I LOVE YOU, DEAR, KNOW I LOVE YOU,
ANGELS IN HEAVEN, KNOW I LOVE YOU.
WRITE ME LETTER, CONTAINING THREE LINES,
ANSWER MY QUESTION, "WILL YOU BE MINE?"
This page was last updated on: July 19, 2009
DLS 7-21-2000
Kurt Weill composed "Down In The Valley" in 1945. It was written for a 20 minute radio opera.
Eddy Arnold recorded the ballad in the 60s.
DOWN IN THE VALLEY, THE VALLEY SO LOW,
LATE IN THE EVENING, HEAR THE TRAIN BLOW.
Richard Edward Arnold was born May 15, 1918. As a crossover singer, he became known as
The Tennessee Plowboy.
He married Sally, his childhood sweetheart, who he dearly loved all of their lives, 66 years! Sally died in March 2008. Losing her broke Eddy Arnold's heart.
Eddy Arnold fell near his home in April. He died in a medical facilty on May 8, 2008, one week before his 90th Birthday
IN THE "COWBOY SECTION" SEE "CATTLE CALL" SUNG BY EDDY ARNOLD AND LEANN RIMES.
