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Isabella, she got two kinds of shoes,one for dancing and one for the bluesdance |
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Isabella, oh dancing freelay down your burdens at the feet of the trees |
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I saw Rachel in the desert in springfull moon in starry skies, a-ridin the swingpulling primrose like a tideone by one |
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I watched 'em burst open widetake em |
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Rachel, plant em deepthey'll bloom in glory at the feet of the trees |
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Anna Mae she died for taking a standcut down her body then they cut off her handswhat they can't cut down is dancing freelay down your burdens at the feet of the trees |
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Mamie Bradley lost her only sonshe rose up shouting, cryingsee what they donea mighty wind shaking a mighty tree,when one's in chains then there ain't none of us freetake him |
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Mamie, nowlet him behe'll rise up shouting in the leaves of the trees |
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Isabella, she got two kinds of shoes,one for dancing and one for the bluesdance |
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Isabella, oh dancing free,lay down your burdens at the feet of the trees |
