Buddy Holly Lyrics

1949–1956: Family Home – Wichita Falls – Lubbock – Nashville – Clovis

• My Two‐Timin’ Woman

• I’ll Just Pretend

• Take These Shackles From My Heart

• Footprints in the Snow

• Flower of My Heart

• Door to My Heart

• Soft Place in My Heart

• Gotta Get You Near Me Blues

• I Gambled My Heart

• You and I Are Through

• Down the Line

• Baby, Let’s Play House

• Down the Line

• You and I Are Through

• Baby, It’s Love

• Memories

• Queen of the Ballroom

• Memories

• Moonlight Baby a.k.a. Baby, Won’t You Come Out Tonight

• I Guess I Was Just a Fool

• Don’t Come Back Knockin’

• Love Me

• Midnight Shift

• Midnight Shift (false start, alternate)

• Don’t Come Back Knockin’ (alternate)

• Don’t Come Back Knockin’

• Blue Days, Black Nights

• Love Me

• Baby Won’t You Come Out Tonight

• I Guess I Was Just a Fool

• It’s Not My Fault

• I’m Gonna Set My Foot Down

• Changin’ All Those Changes

• Rock‐a‐Bye Rock

• Because I Love You

1956–1957: Nashville – Family Garage – Clovis

• Rock Around With Ollie Vee

• I’m Changin’ All Those Changes

• That’ll Be the Day

• Girl on My Mind

• Ting‐a‐Ling

• Rock Around With Ollie Vee

• Modern Don Juan

• You Are My One Desire (false start)

• You Are My One Desire

• Gone (unissued)

• Gone

• Gone (alternate take)

• Have You Ever Been Lonely (incomplete alternate)

• Have You Ever Been Lonely (alternate)

• Have You Ever Been Lonely

• Brown‐Eyed Handsome Man

• Good Rockin’ Tonight

• Rip It Up

• Blue Monday

• Honky Tonk

• Blue Suede Shoes

• Shake, Rattle and Roll (partial)

• Bo Diddley

• Ain’t Got No Home

• Holly Hop

• Brown‐Eyed Handsome Man

• Bo Diddley

• I’m Looking for Someone to Love

• That’ll Be the Day

• Last Night (undubbed)

• Maybe Baby (first version)

• Words of Love

  

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• Mailman Bring Me No More Blues

• Not Fade Away (alternate overdub)

  

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• Not Fade Away

• Everyday

1957–1958: Clovis – Oklahoma City – New York

• Ready Teddy

• Valley of Tears

• That’ll Be the Day (greetings to Bob Thiele)

• That’ll Be the Day (greetings to Murray Deutch)

• That’ll Be the Day (greetings to Bill Randle)

• Peggy Sue (alternate take)

  

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• Peggy Sue

• Listen to Me

• Oh Boy (undubbed)

• I’m Gonna Love You Too

• Send Me Some Lovin’ (undubbed)

• It’s Too Late (undubbed)

• Oh Boy

• An Empty Cup (and a Broken Date)

• Rock Me My Baby

• You’ve Got Love

• Maybe Baby

• Last Night

• Send Me Some Lovin’

• It’s Too Late

• Tell Me How

• Little Baby

• (You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care

• Look at Me

• Mona (rehearsal)

• Mona (version 1)

• Mona (version 2)

• Mona (version 3)

• Rave On

• That’s My Desire (two false starts plus undubbed master)

• Well… All Right

• Fool’s Paradise (alternate take 1)

• Fool’s Paradise (alternate take 2)

• Fool’s Paradise (undubbed master)

1958: Clovis – New York – Lubbock

• Think It Over (false start & rehearsal take)

• Think It Over (undubbed alternate)

• Think it Over (undubbed master)

• Take Your Time (false start & alternate take)

• Take Your Time

• Fool’s Paradise

• Think It Over

• Lonesome Tears

• It’s So Easy

• Heartbeat

• Love’s Made a Fool of You (undubbed)

• Early in the Morning

• Now We’re One (fragment)

• Now We’re One

• Come Back Baby

• Reminiscing (undubbed)

• True Love Ways (mono mix)

• True Love Ways (stereo mix)

• It Doesn’t Matter Anymore (mono)

  

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• It Doesn’t Matter Anymore (stereo)

  

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• Raining in My Heart (mono)

• Raining in My Heart (stereo)

• Moondreams (mono)

• Moondreams (stereo)

• You’re the One

• That’s What They Say (w/fragment)

• What to Do

• Peggy Sue Got Married

• That Makes It Tough

• Crying, Waiting, Hoping

• Learning the Game

• Wait Till the Sun Shines Nellie

1959–1963: New York – Clovis

• Slippin’ and Slidin’ (slow version #1)

• Slippin’ and Slidin’ (slow version #2)

• Slippin’ and Slidin’ (fast version)

• Drown in My Own Tears (fragment) / Buddy & Maria Elena Talking in Apartment

• Dearest (alternate take)

• Dearest

• Untitled Instrumental (a/k/a Buddy’s Guitar / listed as “Tremolo Instrumental”)

• Love Is Strange

• Smokey Joe’s Cafe

• Peggy Sue Got Married (overdubbed)

• Crying, Waiting, Hoping (overdubbed)

• That’s What They Say (version 2, overdubbed)

• What to Do (overdubbed)

• Learning the Game (overdubbed)

• That Makes It Tough (overdubbed)

• Baby Won’t You Come Out Tonight (overdubbed)

• Because I Love You (overdubbed)

• Changin’ All Those Changes (overdubbed)

• I’m Gonna Set My Foot Down (overdubbed)

• It’s Not My Fault (overdubbed)

• Rock‐A‐Bye Rock (overdubbed)

• Brown‐Eyed Handsome Man (overdubbed)

• Bo Diddley (overdubbed)

• What to Do (overdubbed)

• Peggy Sue Got Married (overdubbed)

• Crying, Waiting, Hoping (overdubbed)

• That Makes It Tough (overdubbed)

• That’s What They Say (overdubbed)

• Learning the Game (overdubbed)

• Reminiscing (overdubbed)

• Wait Till the Sun Shines Nellie (overdubbed)

• Dearest (version 2, overdubbed)

• Slippin’ and Slidin’ (slow version 2, overdubbed)

1962–1968: Clovis

• Baby Let’s Play House (I Wanna Play House With You) (overdubbed)

• Down the Line (overdubbed)

• Wait Till the Sun Shines Nellie (overdub version 2)

• Reminiscing (overdubbed)

• Flower of My Heart (overdubbed)

• Door to My Heart (overdubbed)

• Soft Place in My Heart (overdubbed)

• I Gambled My Heart (overdubbed)

• Gotta Get You Near Me Blues (overdubbed)

• Gone (version 3, overdubbed)

• Rip It Up (overdubbed)

• Honky Tonk (overdubbed)

• Blue Suede Shoes (overdubbed)

• Shake Rattle and Roll (overdubbed)

• You and I Are Through (overdubbed)

• Baby It’s Love (overdubbed)

• Memories (overdubbed)

• Queen of the Ballroom (overdubbed)

• Love’s Made a Fool of You (overdubbed)

• Wishing (mono, overdubbed)

• Wishing (stereo, overdubbed)

• Maybe Baby (overdubbed)

• That’s My Desire (overdubbed)

• Have You Ever Been Lonely (version 1, overdubbed)

• Good Rockin’ Tonight (overdubbed)

• Blue Monday (overdubbed)

• Ain’t Got No Home (overdubbed)

• Holly Hop (overdubbed)

• Slippin’ and Slidin’ (overdubbed)

• You’re the One (overdubbed)

• Love Is Strange (overdubbed)

• (Ummm, Oh Yeah) Dearest (overdubbed)

• Smokey Joe’s Café (overdubbed)

• Down the Line (undubbed)

• Soft Place in My Heart (undubbed)

• You and I Are Through

• Midnight Shift

• Love Me

• Don’t Come Back Knockin’

• Blue Days, Black Nights

• Baby, Won’t You Come Out Tonight

• I’m Gonna Set My Foot Down

• Changing All Those Changes

• Rock‐a‐Bye Rock

• Rock Around With Ollie Vee

• Girl on My Mind

• Ting‐a‐Ling

• Modern Don Juan

• Holly Hop (undubbed)

• Brown‐Eyed Handsome Man

• That’ll Be the Day

• I’m Looking for Someone to Love

• Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues

• Words of Love

  

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• Not Fade Away

  

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• Everyday

• Ready Teddy

• Tell Me How

• Oh Boy!

• Listen to Me

• Peggy Sue

• I’m Gonna Love You Too

• It’s Too Late

• Maybe Baby

• You’ve Got Love

• Rock Me My Baby

• Look at Me

• You’re So Square (Baby I Don’t Care)

• Little Baby

• Rave On

• Well… All Right

• Take Your Time

• Fool’s Paradise

• Think It Over

• Heartbeat

• It’s So Easy

• Lonesome Tears

• Love’s Made a Fool of You

• Wishing

• Early in the Morning

• Now We’re One

• Reminiscing

• True Love Ways

• It Doesn’t Matter Anymore

• Raining in My Heart

• What to Do (undubbed)

• Peggy Sue Got Married (undubbed)

• That Makes It Tough (undubbed)

• Crying, Waiting, Hoping (undubbed)

• Learning the Game (undubbed)

• You’re the One (undubbed)

• Smokey Joe’s Café (undubbed)

• Dearest (undubbed)

• My Two-Timin’ Woman

• Footprints in the Snow

• Flower of My Heart

• Door to My Heart

• Soft Place in My Heart

• Gotta Get You Near Me Blues

• I Gambled My Heart

• You and I Are Through

• Down the Line

• Baby, Let’s Play House

• Moonlight Baby

• I Guess I Was Just a Fool

• Don’t Come Back Knockin’

• Love Me

• Gone

• Gone (alternate take)

• Have You Ever Been Lonely (alternate take)

• Have You Ever Been Lonely

• Brown-Eyed Handsome Man

• Good Rockin’ Tonight

• Rip It Up

• Blue Monday

• Honky Tonk

• Blue Suede Shoes

• Shake Rattle and Roll (partial)

• Bo Diddley

• Ain’t Got No Home

• Holly Hop

• Last Night (undubbed)

• Not Fade Away (partial alternate overdub)

• Peggy Sue (alternate take)

  

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• Oh Boy! (undubbed)

• That’s My Desire (two false starts plus undubbed master)

• Take Your Time (false start & partially undubbed take)

• Fool’s Paradise (alternate take undubbed)

• Fool’s Paradise (undubbed master)

• Fool’s Paradise (alternate #2, undubbed)

• Think It Over (false start & rehearsal take, take 1)

• Think It Over (undubbed alternate, take 2)

• Think It Over (undubbed master, take 3)

• Love’s Made a Fool of You (undubbed)

• That’ll Be the Day (greetings to Bob Thiele)

• That’ll Be the Day (greetings to Murray Deutsch)

• That’s What They Say (with fragment)

• What to Do

• Peggy Sue Got Married

• That Makes It Tough

• Crying, Waiting, Hoping

• Learning the Game

• Wait Till the Sun Shines Nellie

• Slippin’ and Slidin’ (slow version #1)

• Slippin’ and Slidin’ (slow version #2)

• Slippin’ and Slidin’ (fast version)

• [Buddy & Maria Elena Talking in Apartment]

• Dearest (fragment)

• Dearest

• [untitled instrumental]

• Love Is Strange

• Smokey Joe’s Café