Hold the Woodpile Down

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Verse

Went to see my love the other night

Hold the woodpile down

Everything was wrong and nothing was right

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Verse

She hit me a little bit, it made me glad

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I kissed her once she said "here comes my dad"

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Chorus

Lord, I was travelin', travelin'

As long as the world goes round

Pretty gal shine on the Georgia line

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Verse

When I went to town the other night

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I heard a little noise and seen a big fight

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Verse

There's a lot of policemen running around

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Big load of moonshine came to town

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I went down to the packing house and stole a ham

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Nobody don't know how mean I am

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Verse

I took it right home and laid it on the shelf

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I'm so mean I'm afraid of myself

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Verse

A bookkeeper swallowed a nickel one day

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Well I drove him crazy, so they say

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Verse

Just listen and I'll tell you what it's all about

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It's a nickel in and a nickel out

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Hold the Woodpile Down | Lonesome