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All of the riverboat gamblers are losing their shirts
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All of the brave union soldier boys sleep in the dirt
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But you know and I know there never was reason to hurt
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When all of our lives were entwined to begin with
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Here in Spoon River
[Verse 2]
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All of the calico dresses, the gingham and lace
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Are up in the attic with grandfather's derringer case
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There's words whispered down in the parlour, a shadowy face
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The morning is heavy with one more beginning
C Em F G
Here in Spoon River
[Verse 3]
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Come to the dance Mary Perkins, I like you right well
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The union's preserved, if you listen you can hear all the bells
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There must be a heaven, god knows I've seen mostly hell
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My rig is outside, come and ride through the morning
C Em F G
Here in Spoon River
[Verse 4]
C Em Dm G C Em F G
All of the riverboat gamblers are losing their shirts
C Em Dm G C Em F G
All of the brave union soldier boys sleep in the dirt
Em Dm G C Em A
But you know and I know there never was reason to hurt
Dm F
When all of our lives were entwined to begin with
C Em F G C
Here in Spoon River
