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| I remember when I was a lad |
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| Times were | hard and things were | bad |
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| But there's a silver linin' behind every | cloud |
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| Just poor | people that all we were |
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| Tryin' to make a | livin' out of blackland | earth |
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| But we'd get together in a family | circle singin' | loud. ... |
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| N.C. Daddy sang bass, mama sang | tenor |
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| Me and little | brother would join right | in there |
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| Singin' seems to help a troubled | soul |
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| One of these | days and it won't be long |
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| I'll re- | join them in a | song |
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| I'm gonna join the family | circle at the | throne. ... |
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| No, the circle won't be | broken |
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| Bye and | bye, Lord, bye and | bye ... |
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| N.C. Daddy'll sing bass, mama'll sing | tenor |
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| Me and little | brother will join right | in there |
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| In the sky, Lord, | in the | sky. |
| Now I remember after work mama would call in all of us |
| You could hear us singin' for a country mile |
| Now little brother has done gone on but I'll rejoin him in a song |
| We'll be together again up yonder in a little while. |
| CHORUS |
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| TAG: | In the sky, Lord, | in the | sky. |
| Source: Johnny Cash - The Holy Land/Columbia Records KCS 9726 |