| Come love come, the road lies low
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| The way is long and hard I know
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| Come love come, the road lies free
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| I’ll wait for you in Tennessee
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| When I was four, my loving mam
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| Was cornered by the boss' man
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| She turned her head and got struck down
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| They buried her in the cold, cold ground
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| Come love come, the road lies low
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| The way is long and hard, I know
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| Come love come, the road lies free
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| I’ll wait for you in Tennessee
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| When I was twelve, my father dear
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| Was strong of arm and free of fear
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| Until the day he raised his hand
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| Then he was sold to Alabam'
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| Come love come, the road lies low
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| The way is long and hard, I know
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| Come love come, the road lies free
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| I’ll wait for you in Tennessee
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| I was sixteen, found my bloom
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| And found my man, we jumped the broom
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| We pledged each other the rest of our lives
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| And on Saturday nights, we were man and wife
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| Come love come, the road lies low
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| The way is long and hard, I know
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| Come love come, the road lies free
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| I’ll wait for you in Tennessee
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| I was eighteen, bugles called
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| The boys in blue came o’er the wall
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| I took my chance and followed free
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| They led the way to Tennessee
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| Come love come, the road lies low
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| The way is long and hard, I know
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| Come love come, the road lies free
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| I’ll wait for you in Tennessee
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| Here I sit in a tiny shack
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| With thirteen others at my back
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| I’ve sent you word, so all I can do
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| Is wait, and wait, and wait, and wait, and wait
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| And wait for you
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| Come love come, the road lies low
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| The way is long and hard, I know
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| Come love come, the road lies free
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| I’ll wait for you in Tennessee
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| Come love come, the road lies low
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| The way is long and hard, I know
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| Come love come, the road lies free
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| I’ll wait for you in Tennessee
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| I’ll wait for you
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| I’ll wait for you
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| I’ll wait for you
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| I’ll wait for you |