ANNA MARIE
by Cindy Walker
Tonight while the snowflakes are falling
Here in my dreams I can see
The white cherry blossoms of ------*,
Where I walked with Anna Marie
CHORUS:
Anna Marie, Anna Marie,
My heart remembers and sighs
C'est vous, c'est vous, mi ami, beaucoup**
I miss you Anna Marie.
My love was pledged to another,
But I knew as I crossed the sea,
That I'd never loved any other
As I love my Anna Marie.
Repeat Chorus
©1957 OPEN ROAD MUSIC, BMI
* L. Hart: "Charmond"...from the sheet music of Anna Marie, as found in the book Jim Reeves Complete, ISBN 0 86001 0422, page 98. Open Road Music holds the copyright since 1957. I also could not find Chaurmond on the map. But that is assuming Chaurmond is a town in France. Might it not be in French Canada, or in some other French-speaking country? Then again, might it not be that it is not the name of a town, but rather a region, or even a farm name? Why not contact Cindy Walker herself, if she's still around?
* J. Scott: "Chaumond"... There appears to be no city or province of France of such name. There is, however, a city in the eastern province of France called 'Chaumont', and I would suspect that to be the intended city the author speaks of. On an additional note, I am unable to find data that France has any notoriety for cherry orchards. However, that's not to say that cherry trees don't exist there.
* L. Jordan suggests "Shamah"(pronounced Sha ma)
** REEVES SONG FOLIO #1 has the French lyrics as:
C'est vous, c'est vous, me ame beaucoup.
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