The Night Hank Williams Came To Town

	  		
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                The fact that this song is not on this site yet saddens me. 

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Harry Truman was our president 
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A coke and burger cost you thirty cents 
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I was still in love with Mavis Brown 
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On the night Hank Williams came to town 
  
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I Love Lucy debuted on TV 
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That was one big event we didn't see 
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Cause no one stayed at home for miles around 
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It was the night Hank Williams came to town 
  
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Momma ironed my shirt and daddy let me take the truck 
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I drove on out to Grapevine and picked old Mavis up 
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We hit that county line for one quick round 
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On the night Hank Williams came to town 
  
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A thousand people sweltered in the gym 
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Then I heard someone whisper hey that's him 
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That's when the crowd let out this deafening sound 
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It was the night Hank Williams came to town 
  
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On and on he sang into the night 
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Jambalaya, Cheating Heart, I Saw the light 
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How'd they get Miss Audrey in that gown 
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On the night Hank Williams came to town  

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Mavis had her picture made with Hank out by his car 
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She said he sure is humble for a Grand Ole Opry star 
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Mavis said why don't we hang around 
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It ain't often that Hank Williams comes to town 
  
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While Hank signed his autograph on Beaulah Rizner's fan 
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Mavis got acquainted with the Drifting Cowboys Band 
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The effect on all our lives was quite profound 
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On the night Hank Williams came to town