Precious Jewel
by Hank Locklin  written by Roy Acuff  (3/4 time)
 
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Way back in the hills 
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As a boy I was once wandered
 
Buried deep in her grave
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Lies the girl that I love

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She was called from this earth
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A jewel for Heaven
          
More precious than diamonds
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More precious than gold
 
  
A jewel here on earth
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And jewel in Heaven
 
She'll brighten the kingdom
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Around God's great throne

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May the angels have peace
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God bless her in Heaven
 
They've broken my heart
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And they've left me to roam
 
 
When she was sixteen
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We courted each other
      
She promised someday 
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To become my sweet wife

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I bought her a ring 
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To wear on her finger
          
The angels they called her 
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To heaven one night
  
repeat #2
  
This world has it's wealth
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And it's trials and troubles
 
Mother earth holds her treasures
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Of diamonds and gold 

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But she can't hold the soul
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Of one precious jewel

She's resting in peace
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In that Heavenly home