Readin Writin Rt 23

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They learned readin', writin', Route
 23
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To the jobs that lay waiting in 
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those cities' factories
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they didn't know that that old 
highway
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Could lead them to a world of misery
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Have you ever been down Kentucky way

Say south of Prestonburg

Have you ever been up in a holler

Have you ever heard
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A mountain man cough his life away

From diggin' that black coal
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In those dark mines, those old dark 
mines
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If you had you might just understand
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The reason that they left is all 
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behind

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'cause They learned readin', 
wrightin', Route 23
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To the jobs that lay waitin' in 
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those cities' factories

They learned readin', writin', roads
 to the north
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To the luxury and comfort a coal 
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miner can't afford

They thought readin', writin', Route
 23
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Ah Would take them to the good life
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 that they had never seen
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They didn't know that old highway
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Could lead them to a world of misery

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Have you ever seen 'em

Put the kids in the car after work 
on Friday night

Pull up in a holler about 2 A. M.

And see a light still shinin' bright
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Those mountain folks sat up that 
late

to hold those little grandkids
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In their arms, in their arms
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And I'm proud to say that I've been 
blessed
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And touched by their sweet 
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hillbilly charm

Chorus:
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They learned readin', writin', Route
 23
       G                       
To the jobs that lay waiting in 
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those cities' factories

They learned readin', writin', roads
 to the north
       G                        
To the luxury and comfort a coal 
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miner can't afford

They thought readin', writin', Route
 23
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Oh Would take them to the good life
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 that they had never seen
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They didn't know that old highway
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Could lead them to a world of misery
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Yeah, it turns out that that old 
highway,
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Leads you to a world of misery