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The / co	rn was dry, the / weeds were high when / Daddy took to / drinki	n'

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When / him a	nd Lucy / Walker, they took / up and run a - / wa	y.

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	Mama cried a / tear and then she / promised fourte	en / children,

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"I /	swear you'll never / see a	hungry / day."

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Oh, the / path	was deep and / wide, from footsteps / leading to our / cabin	,

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A - / b	ove the door there / burned a	scarlet / lamp, and

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	Late at night, a / hand would knock and / there would stand	a / stranger,

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	I'm the son of / Hick	'ry Holler's / tramp.

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	Mama sacri - / ficed her pride, and / neighbors sta	rted / talkin',

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But / I	was much too / young to under - / stand the things	they / said,

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The / th	ings that mattered / most of all was / Mama's chicken /	dumplin's, and

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A / go	odnight kiss be- / fore we	went to / bed.

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When / Daddy	left, and / destitution / came upon our	/ fam'ly,

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	Not one neighbor / volunteered to / give a helpin	' / hand,

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So / le	t 'em gossip / all they want; she / loved us and s	he / raised us.

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The / pro	of is standing / here, a	full grown / man.

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Last / su	mmer Mama / passed away and / left the ones who / lo	ved her,

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	Each and ev'ry / one is more than / grateful for h	is / birth,

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Each / Sund	ay she receives a / fresh bou - / quet of fourteen /	roses, and

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A / c	ard that says, " To the / greatest M	om on / earth."

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Son Of Hickory Hollers Tramp

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