Tom: C5

Intro:  C5 , F5 , G5 , C5

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On a weekend pass I wouldn't have had time,
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To get home and marry that baby of mine.
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So I went to the chaplain and he authorized,
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Me to send for my Ebony Eyes.
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My Ebony Eyes was coming to me,
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From out of the skies on flight 12-0-3,
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In an hour or two I will whisper, "I do,"
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To my beautiful Ebony Eyes.


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 The plane was way overdue, so I went inside to the airlines desk,

and I said, "Sir, I wonder why flight number 12-0-3 is so late."
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He said, "Oh, they probably took off late, or they may have
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run into some turbulent weather and had to alter their course."
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I went back outside and I waited at the gate and watched
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the beacon light from the control tower as it whipped through

the dark, ebony skies as if it were searching for
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My Ebony Eyes.


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And then came the announcement over the loudspeaker, 
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"Would those having relatives or friends on flight number 12-0-3 please re
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port to the chapel across the street at once.
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Then I felt a burning break deep inside,
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And I knew that those heavenly, ebony skies,
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Had taken my life's most wonderful prize,
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My beautiful Ebony Eyes.
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If I ever get to heaven, I'll bet the first angel I'd recognize. 
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She'd smile at me, and I know she will be my beautiful Ebony Eyes.