Pledging My Love Lyrics

By David Allen Coe
(Spoken by David)
It was in the 1950's and I was in the ah boy's industrial school in Lancaster, Ohio.
My favorite singer at the time was ....Johnny Ace. One night I came in ah from my work
assignment and the guard told me that Johnny Ace was dead. He'd taken a gun and killed himself.
And on the table...on the table beside him they found ah a tape of a song that he had written moments
before he died. I've always wanted to sing that song but I was never able to and ah I think that
after all these years that I'd like to try to sing it for you Johnny.
Forever my darling my love will be true
Always and forever I'll love only you
just promise me darling your love in return
Make this fire in my soul dear forever burn
My heart's at your command dear
To keep love and to hold
Making you happy is my desire
Keeping you is my goal
I'll forever love you
For the rest of my days
I'll never part from you
And your loving ways
My heart's at your command dear
To keep love and to hold
Making you happy is my desire
Keeping you is my goal
I'll forever love you
For the rest of my days
I'll never part from you
And your loving ways
(Spoken)
This is my last letter
End of song
My life is so miserable
I can't go on.
End by Fade