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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton
Lead Vocals
Bobby Dyson
Bobby Dyson
Bass
Bobby Thompson
Bobby Thompson
Guitar
Dave Kirby
Dave Kirby
Guitar
Hargus Robbins
Hargus Robbins
Piano
Jimmy Colvard
Jimmy Colvard
Guitar
Larry Londin
Larry Londin
Drums
Ralph Gallant
Ralph Gallant
Drums
Stu Basore
Stu Basore
Steel Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bob Ferguson
Bob Ferguson
Producer
Roy Shockley
Roy Shockley
Recording Technician
Tom Pick
Tom Pick
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I open up my door to greet the early morning sun
Closing it behind me and away I do run
To the meadow where the meadowlark is singing in the trees
In the meadow, I go walking in the early morning breeze
[Verse 2]
I cup my hands to catch a multi-colored butterfly
Perched upon the petals of a flower growing wild
Freeing it, I watch it as it flies away from me
To visit with the flowers in the early morning breeze
[Verse 3]
Rainbow-colored flowers kissed with early morning sun
The aster and the dahlia and the wild geranium
Drops of morning dew still linger on the iris leaves
In the meadow where I'm walking in the early morning breeze
[Verse 4]
Misty-eyed, I look about the meadow where I stray
For it's there I find the courage to greet the coming day
For there among the flowers, I kneel gently to my knees
To have a word with God in the early morning breeze
[Verse 5]
A rainbow-colored meadow, kissed with early morning sun
The aster and the dahlia and the wild geranium
Drops of morning dew still linger on the iris leaves
In the meadow where I'm walking in the early morning breeze
Written by: Dolly Parton
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