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I’m Waiting for Ships That Never Come In

Ernest Tubb

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13 cited facts

  • 1959
  • 2:43
  • 87 BPM · C major

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  1. Released on Decca Records, also Sympathy for the Devil (The Rolling Stones), Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree (Brenda Lee) and La Vie en rose (Louis Armstrong)

  2. Written by Jack Yellen, also Ain’t She Sweet (The Beatles), Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now) (Van Halen) and The Jewish Mother (A Yiddishe Mamme) (Itzhak Perlman)

  3. Written by Abe Olman, also Oh, Johnny! Oh, Johnny! Oh! (The Andrews Sisters), Some Sweet Day (Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra) and Swing, You Cats (Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra)

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Written by
Abe Olman and Jack Yellen
Performed by
Billy Byrd, Buddy Emmons, Ernest Tubb, Farris Coursey, Floyd Cramer, Grady Martin, Howard G. Johnson and Jack Drake
Part of
The Importance of Being Ernest
Released on
Decca Records

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  1. 1MusicBrainz I’m Waiting for Ships That Never Come In was performed by Billy Byrd

    I’m Waiting for Ships That Never Come In was performed by Billy Byrd

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz I’m Waiting for Ships That Never Come In was performed by Buddy Emmons

    I’m Waiting for Ships That Never Come In was performed by Buddy Emmons

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz I’m Waiting for Ships That Never Come In was performed by Ernest Tubb

    I’m Waiting for Ships That Never Come In was performed by Ernest Tubb

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz I’m Waiting for Ships That Never Come In was performed by Farris Coursey

    I’m Waiting for Ships That Never Come In was performed by Farris Coursey

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz I’m Waiting for Ships That Never Come In was performed by Floyd Cramer

    I’m Waiting for Ships That Never Come In was performed by Floyd Cramer

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz I’m Waiting for Ships That Never Come In was performed by Grady Martin

    I’m Waiting for Ships That Never Come In was performed by Grady Martin

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz I’m Waiting for Ships That Never Come In was performed by Howard G. Johnson

    I’m Waiting for Ships That Never Come In was performed by Howard G. Johnson

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  8. 8MusicBrainz I’m Waiting for Ships That Never Come In was performed by Jack Drake

    I’m Waiting for Ships That Never Come In was performed by Jack Drake

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  9. 9MusicBrainz I’m Waiting for Ships That Never Come In was written by Abe Olman

    I’m Waiting for Ships That Never Come In was written by Abe Olman

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  10. 10MusicBrainz I’m Waiting for Ships That Never Come In was written by Jack Yellen

    I’m Waiting for Ships That Never Come In was written by Jack Yellen

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  11. 11MusicBrainz I’m Waiting for Ships That Never Come In is part of the release The Importance of Being Ernest

    I’m Waiting for Ships That Never Come In is part of the release The Importance of Being Ernest

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  12. 12MusicBrainz Decca Records is the label of the song I’m Waiting for Ships That Never Come In

    Decca Records is the label of the song I’m Waiting for Ships That Never Come In

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  13. 13MusicBrainz I’m Waiting for Ships That Never Come In was released on 1959

    I’m Waiting for Ships That Never Come In was released on 1959

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026