Johnny Ray Dupree

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They took my life on August 31
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For all the bad they said that I 
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had done
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One man he pulled the switch
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While my family watched my fingers 
twitch
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When they covered my face I knew 
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my time had come
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When they covered my face I knew 
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my time had come

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My name is Johnny Ray Dupree
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One big brother two sisters and me
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We were brought up just living to
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 be free
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Now she took that from me
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Now she took that from me
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My name is Johnny Ray Dupree

They shaved my leg about an hour ago
I imagine they did so to help with 
all the flow
My last supper wouldn't much
Some banana pudding and a sack of 
nuts
The preacher came in and we prayed a
 prayer real low
That preacher and me we prayed a 
prayer real low

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My lawyer said that I’d been 
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drinking on that night
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Couldn’t possibly have known that 
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gun was loaded but he lied
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It’s true that there was whiskey 
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but I loaded it myself
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Cause I knew he was coming over soon
 as I had left
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And I put it in the dresser drawer 
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right beside the door
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So I could have it in my hands 
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before his feet had hit the floor
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They never heard me come in and I 
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grabbed it like I planned
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A lucky break that it was easier 
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while they were still in bed
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A lucky break that it was easier 
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while they were still in bed…
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