I hear the cottonwoods whisperin' above,

"Tammy ... Tammy ... Tammy's in love"

The ole hooty-owl hooty-hoos to the dove,

"Tammy ... Tammy ... Tammy's in love"



Does my lover feel

What I feel

When he comes near?

My heart beats so joyfully,

You'd think that he could hear



Wish I knew if he knew

What I'm dreamin' of

Tammy ... Tammy ... Tammy's in love



Whippoorwill, whippoorwill, you and I know

Tammy ... Tammy ... can't let him go

The breeze from the bayou keeps murmuring low:

"Tammy ... Tammy ... you love him so"



When the night is warm,

Soft and warm,

I long for his charms

I'd sing like a violin

If I were in his arms



Wish I knew if he knew

What I'm dreaming of

Tammy ... Tammy ... Tammy's in love



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Note: From the 1957 film "Tammy and the Bachelor,"

starring Debbie Reynolds, Leslie Nielsen, and Walter

Brennan. Reynolds' single of this song spent 23 weeks on

the "Top 40" charts, starting 07/22/57. It was #1 for five weeks.

It was also nominated for a "Best Song" Academy Award for

1957 (but lost to "All the Way" from the film "The Joker is

Wild.")