Preaching Up A Storm

	  		
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They were down by the river on that Lincoln County shore 
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Singing Peace In The Valley and preaching up a storm 

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There was a crowd gathered down by the river 

Where me and Benny Thompson used to play 
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I wondered if they had enough a water 
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To wash old Lester Harper's sins away 
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Cause I heard Miss Ida whisper he's too lost to save 

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Well they would sing and it would rain and it was frightening 

Some things are hard to understand when you're eight 
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I can still hear the thunder and see the lightning 
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When Preacher Hayes raised his hands to pray 
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I could feel my body tremble cause I was so afraid 

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Yeah they were down by the river on that Lincoln County shore 
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Singing Peace In The Valley and preaching up a storm 

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I was there but I could barely hear the sermon 

I was scared and didn't care to get up close 
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I heard him tell 'em something was a burning 
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And then he shouted something about a ghost 
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And when they walked down in the water 
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Sister Harper hollered please don't let him go 

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Well they were down by the river on that Lincoln County shore 
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Singing Peace In The Valley and preaching up a storm 

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They were down by the river on that Lincoln County shore 
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Singing Peace In The Valley and preaching up a storm 

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They were down by the river on that Lincoln County shore 
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Singing Peace In The Valley and preaching up a storm