Frankie Laine - 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
