Kunci: G major
Verse 1
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was a man with two first names
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They left him in the railroad yard
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when they took away the trains
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Only one run a week comes
on roaring down that line
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So all he's got to worry 'bout is time.
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I come by in the evening to
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hear 'bout where he's been
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He says come on sit down Kid,
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where shall I begin?
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He starts telling me the stories
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of the glories of his past
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But he always saves the story of his
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Corey for the last.
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And he says my Corey's coming. No
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more sad stories coming
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My midnight-moonlight-morning-glory's coming
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coming coming coming aren't you girl?
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And like I told you, when she holds you
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She enfolds you in her world.
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Verse 4
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I was quite surprised to find out
all the places that he knew
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And so I asked the townfolk
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if his stories were true
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They said old John was born here,
he's lived here all his life
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He's never had a woman,
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let alone a wife.
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And very soon you'll find
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out as you check around
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That no one named Corey's
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ever lived in this town
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So I chided the old man 'bout the
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truth that I had heard
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He smiled and said reality is only just a word.
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Interlude 1
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I came by one evening but he
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I looked in the window and
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saw the fire was out
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When he would not wake
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up I forced in the door
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And found that Old John Joseph
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would tell stories no more.
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The scene at the grave
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yard,
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three of us were there
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Me and the gravedigger
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heard the parson's prayer
He said - We need not
grieve for this man,
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For we know that God cares!
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They put the cold dirt over him
and left me on my own
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And when at last I looked
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up I saw I was not alone
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So I said if you're a relative,
he had a peaceful end.
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She said my name is Corey you can
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say I'm just a friend.
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no more sad stories coming
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My midnight-moonlight-morning-glory's coming
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coming coming coming aren't you girl?
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And like I told you, when she holds you
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She enfolds you in her
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world.
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So that's the old man's story,
I'm glad you came tonight
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A bus ted down old railroad yard sure
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makes a lonely sight
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You may wonder why a young man
would work out here alone
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Well the job pays enough to
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keep some flesh on my bones.
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And I confess I get to missing
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And there's one other reason
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I guess I should admit
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Can't you see my Corey's coming,
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no more sad stories coming
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My midnight-moonlight-morning-glory's coming
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coming coming coming aren't you girl?
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And like he told me, when she holds me
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She en folds me in her
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world.
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