Laine Frankie High Noon Lyrics

High Noon Lyrics

High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) 

  

 -Artist: Frankie Laine as sung on "Frankie Laine's Greatest Hits" 

 -Columbia CS 8636 

 -peak Billboard position # 5 in 1952 

 -Academy Award-winning title song sung by Tex Ritter in the film starring Gary


 -Cooper and Grace Kelly 

 -Words and Music by Ned Washington and Dmitri Tiomkin 

  

  

 Do not forsake me, oh my darlin' 

 On this, our weddin' day 

 Do not forsake me, oh my darlin' 

 Wait, wait along 

  

 I do not know what fate awaits me 

 I only know I must be brave 

 And I must face a man who hates me 

 Or lie a coward, a craven coward 

 Or lie a coward in my grave 

  

 Oh, to be torn 'tweenst love and duty 

 S'posin' I lose my fair-haired beauty 

 Look at that big hand move along 

 Nearin' high noon 

  

 He made a vow while in state prison 

 Vowed it would be my life or his'n 

 I'm not afraid of death but oh 

 What will I do if you leave me? 

  

 Do not forsake me, oh my darlin' 

 You made that promise as a bride 

 Do not forsake me, oh my darlin' 

 Although you're grievin', don't think of leavin' 

 Now that I need you by my side 

  

 Wait along,(wait along) wait along 

 Wait along, wait along 

 (Wait along, ,wait along, wait along, wait along) 

  

 Transcribed by Robin Hood 

  

 These lyrics were transcribed from the specific recording mentioned above 

 and do not necessarily correspond with lyrics from other recordings, sheet 

 music, songbooks or lyrics printed on album jackets