▁country ▁hit ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁for ▁Mic key ▁G ille y ▁( no ▁relation ). ▁Other ▁songs ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁attributed ▁to ▁G ille y ▁include ▁" If ▁Te ard ro ps ▁W ere ▁P enn ies ", ▁" Don ' t ▁Let ▁the ▁Stars ▁Get ▁in ▁Your ▁E yes " ▁and ▁" C ra zy ▁Ar ms ". ▁ ▁G ille y ' s ▁contributions ▁to ▁song writing ▁are ▁not ▁widely ▁known ; ▁he ▁is ▁not ▁listed ▁in ▁the ▁Oxford ▁New ▁Encyclopedia ▁of ▁Country ▁Music ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁Country ▁Music ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁and ▁Museum , ▁nor ▁in ▁Barry ▁Mc Cloud ' s ▁Def init ive ▁Country ▁en cyc lopedia . ▁However , ▁his ▁h omet own ▁declared ▁a ▁Paul ▁G ille y ▁Day ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁and ▁Kentucky ▁historian ▁W . ▁Lyn n ▁Nick ell ▁has ▁written ▁a ▁bi ography , ▁Paul ▁G ille y : ▁The ▁Ghost ▁W riter ▁in ▁the ▁Sky . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁G ille y ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁a ▁farm ▁in ▁the ▁small ▁town ▁of ▁May town , ▁Kentucky , ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁the ▁only ▁child ▁of ▁father ▁McC le ll an ▁" C le ll " ▁G ille y ▁( 1 8 8 9 – 1 9 6 3 ) ▁and ▁mother ▁N ora ▁Alice ▁G ille y ▁( née ▁Ph ipp s , ▁ 1 8 9 0 – 1 9 5 8 ). ▁He ▁grew ▁up ▁a ▁very