If That Aint Country

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THE OLD MAN WAS COVEDD  WITH TATOOS
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 AND SCARS, HE GOT SOME IN PRISON 
AND SOME IN THE BARS.
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THE D ST HE GOT WORKIN' ON OLD JUNK
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 CARS IN THE DAY TIME.
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THEY LOOKED LIKE TOMBSTONES IN OUR 
YARD
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AND I NEVER SEEN HIM WHEN HE 
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WASN'T TIDD  AND MEAN.


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HE GD   USED PARTS TO MAKE ENDS 
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MEET, COVEDD  WITH GDA SE FROM HIS 
HEAD TO HIS FEET,
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CUSB N' THE SUN AND THE TEXAS 
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HEAT, AND THE SKEETERS.
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AND THE NEIGHBORS SAY WE LIVE LIKE 
HICKS,
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BUT THEY BRING THEIR CARS FOR PA 
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TO FIX ANYHOW.


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HE WAS VET'RIN PROUD, TRIED AND 
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TRUE, HE'D FIGHT TILL HIS HEART WAS 
BAC K AND BLUE,
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DIDN'T KNOW HOW HE'D MAKE IT 
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THROUGH, THE HARD TIMES.
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BOUGHT OUR HOUSE ON THE G.I. BILL,
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BUT IT WASN'T WORTH ALL HE HAD TO 
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KILL TO GET IT.


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HE DRANK PEARL IN A CAN AND JACK 
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DANIELS BAC K, CHEWED TOBACCO FROM A
 MAIL-POUCH SACK,
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HAD AN OLD CG  THAT WAS TRAINED TO
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 ATTACK, SOMETIMES.
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HE'D GET DRUNK AND MEAN AS A 
RATTLESNAKE,
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AND THED  WASN'T TOO MUCH THAT HE 
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WOULD TAKE, FROM A STRANGER.


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THED  WAS 13 KIDS AND A BUNCH OF 
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CG S, HOUSE FULL OF CHICKENS AND A 
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YARD FULL OF HOGS,
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SPENT THE SUMMERTIME CUTTIN' UP 
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LOGS FOR THE WINTER.
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TRYIN' LIKE THE DEVIL TO FIND THE
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 LORD, AND WORKIN' LIKE A N---- FOR
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 MY ROOM AND BOARD,
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COAL BURNIN' STOVE, NO NATURAL 
GAS, AND IF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY, I'LL
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 KISS YOUR ASS.


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IF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY, IT'LL 
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HAIRLIP THE POPE,
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IF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY, IT'S A DAMN
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 GOOD JOKE.
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I'VE SEEN THE GRAND 'OLE OPRY AND 
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I MET JOHNNY CASH,
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AND IF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY, I'LL 
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KISS YOUR ASS.


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WELL, MOMMA GD   EGGS AT THE 
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GROCERY STOD , MY OLDEST B STER WAS 
A FIRST-RATE WHOD ,
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DAD SAYS SHE CAN'T COME HOME ANY 
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MOD , AND HE MEANS IT.
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MA JUST B TS AND KEEPS HER B LENCE
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B STER SHE LEFT 'CAUSE DAD GOT 
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VIOLENT, AND SHE KNOWS IT.


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MOMMA SHE'S OLD, F R BEYOND HER 
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TIME, FROM CHOPPIN' TOBACCO
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AND I SEEN HER CRYIN WHEN BLOOD 
STARTED FLOWIN' FROM HER CALLOUSED 
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HANDS, AND IT HURT ME.
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BUT SHE'D JUST KEEP WORKIN' TRYIN' 
TO HELP THE OLD MAN,
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FROM THE END OF ONE ROW AND BACK 
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AGAIN,LIKE ALWAYS.


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SHE'D BEEN THROUGH HELL B NCE 
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JUNIOR WENT TO JAIL, AND WHEN THE 
LIGHTS GO OUT SHE AIN'T NEVER F 
ILED,
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TO GET C WN ON HER KNEES AND PRAY, 
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'CAUSE SHE LOVES HIM.
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SHE TOLD ALL THE NEIGHBORS HE WAS 
OFF IN THE WAR,
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FIGHTIN' FOR FDED OM, HE'S GOOD 
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TO THE COD , AND SHE'S PROUD.


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OUR PACE  WAS A GRAVEYARD FOR 
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AUTOMOBILES, AT THE END OF THE PORCH
 WED  4 STACKS OF WHEELS,
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AND TID S FOR SALE FOR A C LA R OR 
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TWO, CASH.


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THED  WED  50 HOLES IN THAT OLD TIN 
ROOF.
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ME AND MY FM ILY WAS LIVIN' PROOF,
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OF PEOPLE WHO FORGOT ABOUT POOR 
WHITE TRASH
AND IF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY I'LL KISS 
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YOUR ASS.


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IF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY, IT'LL 
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HAIRLIP THE POPE,
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IF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY, IT'S A DAMN
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 GOOD JOKE.
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I'VE SEEN THE GRAND 'OLE OPRY AND 
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I MET JOHNNY CASH,
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AND IF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY, I'LL 
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KISS YOUR ASS.