Papa Was A Good Man

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It rained all the way to Cincinnati
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With our mattress on top of the car
Us kids were eatin' crackers and 
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baloney
And papa kept on drivin' never 
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stopped once at a bar

And then mama started talkin' about 
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Jesus
And how our lives could be from now 
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on
While papa bought a used tire in 
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Columbus
Mama rocked the baby till all her 
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tears were gone

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She said your papa is a good man 
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and don't you kids forget it
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The whiskey's tryin' to ruin him 
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but I know the Lord won't let it
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Then we sang Amazing Grace and 
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Bringing In The Sheaves
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for me

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I remember when Papa finally gave up
 drinking

I think Mama was the only one on 
earth that really taught she could
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I remember a lot of times we?ve pack
 everything we owned
Into some old car and we?d start out
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 for some new town

And trough it all Mama?s faith was 
the one thing
Was strong enough to finally do some
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 good

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She said your papa is a good man 
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and don't you kids forget it
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The whiskey's tryin' to ruin him 
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but I know the Lord won't let it
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Then we sang Amazing Grace and 
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Bringing In The Sheaves
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Rock of Ages Rock of Ages cleft 
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for me