Tall Cotton

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My great grand ma told me when I was
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Keep a song in your heart and the 
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truth on your tongue
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You'll be walking in tall cotton 
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all your days
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You'll be walking in tall cotton 
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all your days


[Verse 2]
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Well the years rolled by and I've 
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done all I could
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To follow her advice and it turn out
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I've been walking in tall cotton 
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all of my days
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I've been walking in tall cotton 
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all of my days


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[Verse 3]
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Told my good friend Zora on the 
telephone
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Though the past is gone and the 
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futur's unknown
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You'll be walking in tall cotton 
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all your days
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Child you'll be walking in tall 
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cotton all your days


[Verse 4]
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Well I know where I'm going and 
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who's going with me
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A place full of joy so baby please 
don't quit me
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I'll be walking with you in tall 
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cotton all of my days
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We'll be walking in tall cotton 
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all of our days


[Verse 5]
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There's a long way to heaven and 
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then again there's here and now
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If you know where to find it my 
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great grand ma told me
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How you'll be walking in tall 
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cotton all your days
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That's what she said you'll be 
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walking in tall cotton all your 
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days


[Verse 6]
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Another thing she told me when I was
 a child
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Keep a shiny pair of shoes child 
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you'll always be in style
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You'll be walking in tall cotton 
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all your days
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Yeah you'll be walking in tall 
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cotton all your days