Pretty Green Hills

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Pretty green hills pretty green 
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hills
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He said take me into them pretty 
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green hills

[Verse 1]
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He stood at the crossroads where 
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his bus had left him
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A battered old suitcase sat there 
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by his side
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I saw in the distance a rainstorm 
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was brewing
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I pulled off the highway to give 
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him a ride

[Verse 2]
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Well I got out to help him climb 
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into my pickup
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I covered his suitcase with a tarp 
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in the back
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He huffed and he puffed as he got 
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himself settled
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He said I got old and I'm down in 
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my back

[Verse 3]
Well his beard was all white and his
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 face was all wrinkled
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He said I was born here and then he
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 grew still
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I asked him how far he was planning
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 on going
Continúa después del anuncio
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He said take me into them pretty 
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green hills

[Chorus]
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Pretty green hills pretty green 
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hills
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He said take me into them pretty 
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green hills

[Verse 4]
Well he smiled as he sat there and 
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stared out the window
The corn was knee high and the 
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fields were all green
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He never said much but his face 
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told a story
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I left him alone with his own 
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private dreams

[Verse 5]
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Well I kept on driving and he kept 
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on smiling
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We drove up and up through the 
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hills of his youth
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I asked him if he had some kinfolks
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 around there
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He said I don't think so to tell 
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you the truth

[Verse 6]
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Well along about dark I was needing
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 a rest stop
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I stopped at a store getting ready 
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to close
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I started to ask him if he needed 
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something
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But he was asleep so I just let him
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 dose

[Verse 7]
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I filled up my truck and I found I 
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was hungry
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I bought me some cheese and cold 
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drinks and bread
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Went back to my truck and I shook 
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the old stranger
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But I soon discovered the old man 
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was dead

[Verse 8]
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Well I called the sheriff and they 
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took him somewhere
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I had to keep rolling we all have 
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our bills
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A couple weeks later and somebody 
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told me
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They buried him there in them 
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pretty green hills

[Chorus]
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Pretty green hills pretty green 
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hills
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They buried him there in them 
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pretty green hills