Carolina Drama

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But I'm going to tell it again
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So many other people try to tell the
 tale
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Not one of them knows the end….
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It was a junk-house in South 
Carolina
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Held a boy the age of ten
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Along with his older brother Billy
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And their mother and her boyfriend
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Who was a triple loser with some 
blue tattoos
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That were given to him when he was 
young
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And a drunk temper that was easy to 
lose
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And thank god he didn't own a gun
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Well, Billy woke up in the back of 
his truck
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Took a minute to open his eyes
He took a peep into the back of the 
house
And found himself a big surprise
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He didn't see his brother but there 
was his mother
With her red-headed head in her 
hands
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While the boyfriend had his gloves 
wrapped around an old
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Priest trying to choke the man
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(  F )softly
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Billy looked up from the window to 
the truck
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Threw up, and had to struggle to 
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stand
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He saw that red-necked bastard with 
a hammer
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Turn the priest into a shell of a 
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man
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The priest was putting up the fight 
of his life
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But he was old and he was bound to 
lose
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The boyfriend hit as hard as he 
could
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And knocked the priest right down 
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to his shoes
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Well, now Billy knew but never 
actually met
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The preacher lying there in the room
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He heard himself say, "That must be 
my daddy"
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Then he knew what he was gonna do
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Billy got up enough courage, took it
 up
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And grabbed the first blunt thing he
 could find
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It was a cold, glass bottle of milk
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That got delivered every morning 
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at nine
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( Am     G   F)
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Billy broke in and saw the blood on 
the floor, and
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He turned around and put the lock on
 the door
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He looked dead into the boyfriend's 
eye
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His mother was a ghost, too upset to
 cry, then
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He took a step toward the man on the
 ground
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From his mouth trickled out a little
 audible sound
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He heard the boyfriend shout, "Get 
out!"
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And Billy said, "Not till I know 
what this is all about"
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"Well, this preacher here was 
attacking your mama"
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But Billy knew just who was starting
 the drama
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So Billy took dead aim at his face
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And smashed the bottle on the man 
who left his dad in disgrace, and
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The white milk dripped down with the
 blood, and the
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Boyfriend fell down dead for good
      Dm
Right next to the preacher who was 
gasping for air
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And Billy shouted, "Daddy, why'd you
 have to come back here?"
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His mama reached behind the sugar 
and honey, and
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Pulled out an envelope filled with 
money
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"Your daddy gave us this," she 
collapsed in tears
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"He's been paying all the bills for 
years"
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"Mama, let's put this body 
underneath the trees
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and put Daddy in the truck and head 
to Tennessee"
Dm
Just then, his little brother came 
in
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Holding the milk man's hat and a 
bottle of gin singing,
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Well now you heard another side to 
the story
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But you wanna know how it ends?
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If you must know, the truth about 
the tale
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Go and ask the milkman