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Originally performed by |
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Bob DylanHollis |
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BrownHe lived on the outside of town |
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Hollis Brown |
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He lived on the outside of town |
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With his wife and five children |
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And his cabin fallin' down |
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You looked for work and money |
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And you walked a rugged mile |
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You looked for work and money |
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And you walked a rugged mile |
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Your children are so hungry |
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That they don't know how to smile |
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Your baby's eyes look crazy |
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They're a-tuggin' at your sleeve |
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Your baby's eyes look crazy |
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They're a-tuggin' at your sleeve |
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You walk the floor and wonder why |
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With every breath you breathe |
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The rats have got your flour |
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Bad blood it got your mare |
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The rats have got your flour |
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Bad blood it got your mare |
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If there's anyone that knows |
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Is there anyone that cares? |
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You prayed to the |
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Lord above |
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Oh please send you a friend |
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You prayed to the |
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Lord above |
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Oh please send you a friend |
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Your empty pockets tell yuh |
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That you ain't a-got no friend |
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Your babies are crying louder |
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It's pounding on your brain |
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Your babies are crying louder now |
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It's pounding on your brain |
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Your wife's screams are stabbin' you |
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Like the dirty drivin' rain |
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Your grass it is turning black |
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There's no water in your well |
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Your grass is turning black |
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There's no water in your well |
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You spent your last lone dollar |
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On seven shotgun shells |
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Way out in the wilderness |
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A cold coyote calls |
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Way out in the wilderness |
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A cold coyote calls |
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Your eyes fix on the shotgun |
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That's hangin' on the wall |
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Your brain is a-bleedin' |
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And your legs can't seem to stand |
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Your brain is a-bleedin' |
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And your legs can't seem to stand |
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Your eyes fix on the shotgun |
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That you're holdin' in your hand |
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There's seven breezes a-blowin' |
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All around the cabin door |
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There's seven breezes a-blowin' |
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All around the cabin door |
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Seven shots ring out |
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Like the ocean's pounding roar |
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There's seven people dead |
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On a South |
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Dakota farm |
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There's seven people dead |
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On a South |
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Dakota farm |
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Somewhere in the distance |
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There's seven new people born |
