Tell Laura I Love Her Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Laura and Tommy were lovers
He wanted to give her everything
Flowers, presents
And most of all a wedding ring
[Verse 2]
He saw a sign for a stock car race
A thousand dollar prize it read
He couldn't get Laura on the phone
So to her mother Tommy said
[Chorus 1]
Tell Laura I love her
Tell Laura I need her
Tell Laura I may be late
I've something to do that cannot wait
[Verse 3]
He drove his car to the racing ground
He was the youngest driver there
The crowd roared as they started the race
Round the track they drove at a deadly pace
[Verse 4]
No-one knows what happened that day
Or how his car over-turned in flames
But as they pulled him from the twisted wreck
With his dying breath they heard him say
Laura and Tommy were lovers
He wanted to give her everything
Flowers, presents
And most of all a wedding ring
[Verse 2]
He saw a sign for a stock car race
A thousand dollar prize it read
He couldn't get Laura on the phone
So to her mother Tommy said
[Chorus 1]
Tell Laura I love her
Tell Laura I need her
Tell Laura I may be late
I've something to do that cannot wait
[Verse 3]
He drove his car to the racing ground
He was the youngest driver there
The crowd roared as they started the race
Round the track they drove at a deadly pace
[Verse 4]
No-one knows what happened that day
Or how his car over-turned in flames
But as they pulled him from the twisted wreck
With his dying breath they heard him say
[Chorus 2]
Tell Laura I love her
Tell Laura I need her
Tell Laura not to cry
My love for her will never die
[Verse 5]
Now in the chapel where Laura prays
For her Tommy who passed away
It was just for Laura he lived and died
Alone in the chapel she can hear him cry
[Chorus 2]
Tell Laura I love her
Tell Laura I need her
Tell Laura not to cry
My love for her will never die
[Tag]
Tell Laura I love her
Tell Laure I love her...
Tell Laura I love her
Tell Laura I need her
Tell Laura not to cry
My love for her will never die
[Verse 5]
Now in the chapel where Laura prays
For her Tommy who passed away
It was just for Laura he lived and died
Alone in the chapel she can hear him cry
[Chorus 2]
Tell Laura I love her
Tell Laura I need her
Tell Laura not to cry
My love for her will never die
[Tag]
Tell Laura I love her
Tell Laure I love her...
About
Genius Annotation
1960 death song.
Later in the same year, Ricky Valance recorded a version that got to Number 1 in the British charts.
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- 1.Tell Laura I Love Her
- 4.Till Then
- 5.Suddenly
- 7.Fever
- 10.Richer Than I
- 11.My Blue Angel
- 12.I’m Gone
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1960
Tell Laura I Love Her Covers
Tell Laura I Love Her by Wednesday (Canadian band), Dites-lui que je l'aime by Frank Michael, Tell Laura I Love Her by Albert West, Medley: Born to Be Wild/ Teen Angel/ Tell Laura I Love Her/ Strange Things Happen by Steve Goodman, Tell Laura I Love Her by Ricky Valance & Tell Laura I Love Her by John Leyton
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