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Dawson |
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My family's always been in whiskey |
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It's a simple honest way to earn a dime |
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The only trouble's been my Uncle Sam now |
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He been trying to collect taxes all the time |
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Now this ain't no ordinary Chevy |
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The motor and suspension ain't the same |
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Whiskey as you know is very heavy |
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And getting through is what they call the game |
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Chorus |
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It's a dark and rainy night |
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But my engine's running right |
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And I hope to get to Memphis before dawn |
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Yeah and if I make it through |
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Gonna save what I have to |
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It ain't healthy running whiskey very long (note 1) |
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Three hundred miles from home to Memphis |
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There's a dozen men along the way (note 2) |
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Never stop and let 'em do no looking |
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Yeah, that was what my pappy used to say |
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[chorus] |
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Oh there's three hundred miles from home to Memphis |
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And Susan says she don't want me to go |
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She said, now honey don't take chances |
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Ah love I want to keep you, don't you know |
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[chorus] |
