Ernest Tubb and Loretta Lynn – Sweet Thang, is a song written and originally recorded by American country artist Nat Stuckey. It was Stuckey’s first major hit as a music artist, peaking in the top ten of the national country music charts. In later years, it would notably be recorded by Ernest Tubb and Loretta Lynn.
Was notably recorded as a duet in 1967 by American country artists Ernest Tubb and Loretta Lynn. The song was recorded at the Columbia Recording Studio on December 21, 1966. The studio was located in Nashville, Tennessee.
The sessions was produced by Owen Bradley. Bradley was both artists’ producer on the Decca record label in the 1960s also produced their previous duet album release.
Was released as a single in January 1967 via Decca Records. It spent a total of nine weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart before reaching number 45 in April 1967. “Sweet Thang” was then released on the duo’s second studio release entitled Singin’ Again. The single was Lynn’s first charting song that missed the top 40 on the country songs chart. This would not occur again until 1983.
Ernest Tubb and Loretta Lynn – Sweet Thang
from the album Singin’ Again
B-side “Beautiful, Unhappy Home”
Released January 1967
Recorded December 21, 1966
Studio Columbia Recording Studio
Genre CountryHonky-tonk
Label Decca
Songwriter(s) Nat Stuckey
Producer(s) Owen Bradley
COUNTRYPEDIA
Ernest Tubb and Loretta Lynn – Sweet Thang Lyrics
I slipped out of the house about sundown
While mama was a washin’ her hair
And you can bet your bottom dollar she’ll come lookin’ for me
When she finds that I’m not there
And if she catches her sweet thang runnin’ around
I know there’ll be the devil to pay
She’ll come blowin’ like a cyclone right through that door
And I can hear exactly what she’ll say
Well, has anybody here seen sweet thang
I got a notion he’ll be headed this a way
‘Cause when my sweet thang is out tomcattin’ around
He finds a sandbox like this to play
I wanna tell all you barroom roses
If my sweet thang does happen by
You’d better take my advice and if you’ll blink more than twice
You’d better have somethin’ in your eye
I gave my baby all my money on payday
Except a little she don’t know that I got
‘Cause there’s a cute little waitress at the corner cafe
And she seems to like me quite a lot
While we were sittin’ in the back booth a havin’ a talk
She’s believin’ every word that I said
When the door blew open, Loretta walked in
Yellin’ loud enough to wake the dead
Well, has anybody here seen sweet thang
I got a notion he’ll be headed this a way
‘Cause when my sweet thang is out tomcattin’ around
He finds a sandbox like this to play
I wanna tell all you barroom roses
If my sweet thang does happen by
You’d better take my advice and if you’ll blink more than twice
You’d better have somethin’ in your eye
(She ain’t kiddin’, neither!)
You’d better take my advice and if you’ll blink more than twice
You’d better have somethin’ in your eye
GENIUS
