Blue Yodel NO.1 (T for Texas)
Jimmie Rodgers

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'T' for Texas,.... 'T' for Tennessee
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'T' for Texas, 'T' for Tennes-see
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'T' for Thelma, that gal that made a wreck out of me.
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VERSE TWO
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If you don't want me mama,.... you sure don't have to stall
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If you don't want me mama,.... you sure don't have to stall
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'Cause I can get more women than a passenger train can haul
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VERSE THREE
I知 gonna buy me a pistol just as long as I知 tall
I知 gonna buy me a pistol just as long as I知 tall
I知 gonna shoot poor Thelma, just to see her jump and fall
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VERSE FOUR
Well, I'm going where the water drinks like cherry wine
I'm going where the water drinks like cherry wine
'Cause this Georgia water tastes like turpentine
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VERSE FIVE
I知 gonna buy me a shotgun with a big long shinny barrell
I知 gonna buy me a shotgun with a big long shinny barrell
I知 gonna shoot that rounder that stole away my gal
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VERSE SIX
I'd rather drink muddy water and sleep in a hollow log
I'd rather drink muddy water and sleep in a hollow log
Than to be here in Atlanta, and get treated like a dirty dog
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