78's - I'm Movin' On - Hank Snow

"I'm Moving On" is a 1950 country standard written by Hank Snow. The song, a 12-bar blues, reached #1 on the Billboard country singles chart and stayed there for 21 weeks, tying the record. It was the first of seven number-one Billboard country hits Snow scored throughout his career on that chart.

The song has four bars of verse followed by eight bars of chorus with the final lines referring back to the verse: That big eight-wheeler rollin' down the track Means your true-lovin' daddy ain't comin' back I'm movin' on, I'll soon be gone You were flyin' too high for my little old sky so I'm movin' on

"I'm Moving On" is one of three songs in the history of the Billboard country charts to spend 21 weeks at #1, the others being 1947's "I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)" by Eddy Arnold and 1955's "In the Jailhouse Now" by Webb Pierce. It spent 44 weeks in Billboard's top 10.

While Hank Snow's version was still on the charts, hillbilly comedians Lonzo and Oscar released a parody version: I let a man work on my car Till he grabbed aholt of the sparkplug wire He's movin' on, he'll soon be gone He turned it loose when he felt the juice, he's moving on

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[ms1945sam]

Hey Al,

I lived through this period of hillbilly music, thanks for allowing me to relive it.

[althazarr]

@ms1945sam I'm glad to have this one for you to enjoy. Hank Snow was one of my father's favorite artists, and I grew up listening to this.

Thanks,

Lloyd

[doubleotwentyone]

Love it...used to play this one...

[althazarr]

@doubleotwentyone Cool! My father used to play this one a lot when I was a kid.

[DammitDrag]

Just Awesome Tink, thanks for posting this !!!

[althazarr]

@DammitDrag Thank you, even though I'm not Tink. :-)

[THEFLYINGREDNECK]

@11957elouisiana its amazing how im 14 yet seem to be the only one listening to REAL country. (Hank Snow, David Allan Coe, George Jones, Alabama, Hank Williams SR/JR/III, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, ect.) rather than fake country. (Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, ect.)

[11957elouisiana]

I am 76 years old. When I was young, this was one of my favorite songs. It is very hard to find now. When attending a live Hank Snow show in Denver, many years ago, he did not perform this song. Thanks for providing a great historical rendition.

[nesnejls]

Great tune. Defies logic that the Ray Charles version isn't up on youtube though - wtf?

[celt6381]

i was not even in the making when this song was born , but i do love hank snow!!

[79797937]

number one the year i was born ...mom and dad was doin it ha ha thanx for the post Rusty

[Orlee200]

Brings me back to when I lived in the flat lands of North Dakota