Tears In The Holston River

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On October Twenty-Third, Nineteen Seventy-Eight
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I lost a loved one and I confess I cried
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In the joyous cele-bration of the lady and her music
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There were tears in the Holston River
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When Maybelle Carter died

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Then walking down that river road
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I saw crystal tear-shaped droplets
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Silver beads of love sparklin' on the river side
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And I'll just bet they turn to diamonds
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For the love that was behind 'em
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There were tears in the Holston River
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When Mother Maybelle died

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Then on Janu-ary  Eighth, Nineteen-Seventy-Nine
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We lost Sara Carter
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And the pain was multi-plied
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Down be-low that old Clinch Mountain
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We laid her at Mount Vernon
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There were tears in the Holston River
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When Sara Carter died

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Then walking down that river road
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I saw crystal tear-shaped droplets
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Silver beads of love sparklin' on the river-side
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And I'll just bet they turn to diamonds
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For the love that was behind 'em
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There were tears in the  Holston River
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When Maybelle & Sara died

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There were tears in the Holston River
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When Mother Maybelle and Sara Carter died