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Were you there when the man |
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From Atlanta was murdered in |
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Memphis?Did you see him layin' at the low rent hotel? |
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Did you hear them say that the |
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CIA is witness |
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To the murder of a man at a motel in |
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Memphis?Motel in |
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Memphis, motel in |
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MemphisRun and tell somebody there's blood on the riverside |
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Old muddy water rollin' through |
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MemphisIf you were there you'd swear it was more than a man who died |
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Did you see |
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Coretta?She was sobbin' in the corner in a black veil |
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Did you see |
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Mr. Crump in a white coat grin? |
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Did you walk down river where the cotton woods are swingin' |
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With ghostly bodies of man? |
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Motel in Memphis, motel in |
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MemphisRun and tell somebody there's blood on the riverside |
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Old muddy water rollin' through |
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MemphisIf you were there you'd swear it was more than a man who died |
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Were you there with |
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Mahalya wailin' at the funeral? |
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Did you watch them lower his casket in? |
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Did you tremble when you thought about the future |
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And cry out for a modern man? |
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Motel in Memphis, motel in |
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MemphisRun and tell somebody there's blood on the riverside |
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Old muddy water rollin' through |
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MemphisIf you were there you'd swear it was more than a man who died |
