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Fun Autry Fact:

Gene had the ability to take instant catnaps, awakening a few minutes later refreshed and ready for the next task.

Watch a Gene Autry Video Clip

I Hang My Head and Cry
from On Top of Old Smoky (1953)


Singing Cowboy Gene Autry and his sidekick Smiley Burnette perform a lighthearted version of the classic Western tune "I Hang My Head and Cry" from the 1953 Columbia Pictures movie On Top of Old Smoky.

Written by Gene Autry, Fred Rose, and Ray Whitley

© 1942 Gene Autry's Western Music Publishing and Sony ATV Music

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