Yonder Comes a Sucker

"Yonder Comes a Sucker"
Single by Jim Reeves
from the album The Country Side of Jim Reeves
B-side	"I'm Hurtin' Inside"
Genre	Country
Label	RCA Victor
Producer(s)	Chet Atkins [1]
Jim Reeves singles chronology
"Drinking Tequila" (1955) "Yonder Comes a Sucker" (1955) "Are You the One" (1955)

"Yonder Comes a Sucker" is a song written and originally recorded for RCA by Jim Reeves. It was released as a single in summer 1955. ^[2]

Overview

After the success with "Drinking Tequila", which hit No. 9 on country charts, he recorded his next single in 1955, Yonder Comes a Sucker with the B-side "I'm Hurtin'" Inside. The song reached No. 4 on US Country ^[3] and No. 9 on Cashbox Country. "I'm Hurtin'" was also released as a single and was later included in his Up Through the Years album.

Other versions

Vidar Lønn-Arnesen wrote the Norwegian lyrics. In Norwegian, the song is titled "Livets harde spill" ("The Hard Game of Life").

Recordings

Vidar Lønn-Arnesen, released the version on the LP Countryfest 6 (Talent TLS 4042) in 1980. ^[4]

Nystogs, included the song on their album Den femte & på’n igjen (1986) ^[5]

References

1. "Jim Reeves – Yonder Comes a Sucker". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
2. "Cover versions of Yonder Comes a Sucker by Jim Reeves". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
3. "Jim Reeves Songs". MusicVF.com. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
4. "Lillian Askeland, Ottar Johansen, Ørnulf Holthe & Country Team – Gjester: Lars Børke, Vidar Lønn-Arnesen (1980, Vinyl)". Discogs. Discogs. Archived from the original on 2025-08-03. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
5. "Nystogs – Den Femte På'n Igjen (1986, Vinyl)". Discogs. Discogs. Archived from the original on 2025-08-03. Retrieved 2025-08-03.