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| | Katie's | sitting on th | e old fron | t porch |
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| | Watching the | chickens peck th | e grou | nd. |
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| | There ain't a | whole lot goin | g on | tonight |
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| | In this | one horse | town. | | |
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| | Over | yonder, | coming up the r | oad |
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| | In a | beat-up Chevy | truck | |
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| | Her boyfriend | Tommy, he's | laying on the h | orn |
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| | Splashing through the | mud and the m | uck | | |
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| | Her daddy | says, " | he ain't worth a | lick |
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| | When it came to | brains, he got the | short end of the | stick" |
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| | But Katy's | young and man she | just don't | care |
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| | She'd f | ollow Tommy | anywhe | re |
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| She's in | love with the | boy | | |
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| She's in | love with the | boy | | |
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| She's in | love with the | boy | | |
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| And | even if they | have to run | away | |
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| She's gonna | marry that | boy somed | ay | | | |
| Katie and Tommy at the drive-in movie |
| Parked in the very last row |
| They're too busy holding on to one another |
| To even care about the show |
| But later on outside the Tastee Freeze, |
| Tommy slips something on her hand |
| He says, "my high school ring will have to do |
| Till I can buy a wedding band" |
| Her daddy says, "he ain't worth a lick |
| When it came to brains, he got the short end of the stick" |
