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| On a rainy,windy morning that's the d | ay that i was born on |
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| In the old sh | arecroppers one room country sh | ack |
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| They s | ay my mammy left me,s | ame day that she had me |
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| Said she h | it the road and n | ever once looked b | ack |
| Verse 2: |
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| And i just thought i'd mention,my Gr | andma's old age pension |
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| Is the r | eason why i'm standing here tod | ay |
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| I got | all my country learning,l | iving and a churning |
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| Pickin' c | otton,rasin' h | ell,and bailin' h | ay |
| Chorus: |
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| I've been to Georgia on a f | ast train honey |
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| I wudn't born no yesterd | ay |
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| Got a go | od Christian raisin' and an e | ighth grade education |
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| Ain't no n | eed in y'all a tr | eatin' me this w | ay |
| Verse 3: |
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| And now sweet Caroline,i don't g | uess i'll ever find |
| A | E | |
| Another w | oman put together like you | all |
| A | D | |
| With your w | iggle and your walkin',and your b | ig city talkin' |
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| Your br | and new shiny Pl | ymouth rag-top c | ar |
| Verse 4: |
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| Yeah it's hurry up and wait,in this w | orld of give and take |
| A | E | |
| Seems like h | aste makes for waste every t | ime |
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| And i pr | ay to my soul,when you h | ear those ages roll |
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| You b | etter know i'm gonna g | et my share of m | ine |
| Chorus.(x2) |
| A | E | A | |
| Ain't no n | eed in y'all a tr | eatin' me this w | ay |
| Thanks to David M. Potter (dmp12@cornell.edu) for the lyrics. |
| Perret Charles-Amir : perret@math.univ-mlv.fr |
| http://soleil.univ-mlv.fr/~perret/country.html |