Darlin Corey

Intro 
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Wake up, wake up, Darlin' Corey 
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What makes you sleep so sound? 
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The revenue officers are coming 
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Gonna tear your still-house down 
 

 
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Well the first time I saw Darlin' Corey 
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She was sitting by the sea 
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With a forty-four strapped around her body 
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And a banjo on her knee 
 

 
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Oh the next time I saw Darlin' Corey 
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She was standing in the still-house door 
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With her shoes and stockings in her hand 
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And her bare feet on the floor 
 

 
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Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow 
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Dig a hole in the cold, cold ground 
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Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow 
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Gonna lay Darlin' Corey down 
 

 
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Go away, go away, Darlin' Corey 
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Quit hanging around my bed 
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Hard liquor has ruined my body 
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Pretty women gone to my head 
 

 
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Wake up, wake up, my darling 
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Go and do the best you can 
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I've got me another woman 
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You can get you another man 
 

 
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Oh yes, oh yes, my darling 
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I'll do the best I can 
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But I'll never take my pleasure 
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With another gambling man 
 

 
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Don't you hear them bluebirds singing? 
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Don't you hear that mournful sound? 
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They're preaching Corey's funeral 
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In some lonesome burying ground 
 

 
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Wake up, wake up, Darlin' Corey 
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Go and get me my gun 
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I ain't no man for fighting 
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But I'll die before I run 
 

 
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Oh the last time I saw Darlin' Corey 
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She had a wine glass in her hand 
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She was drinking down that sweet liquor 
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With a low-down gambling man 
 

 
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Wake up, wake up, Darlin' Corey 
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What makes you sleep so sound? 
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The sheriff's men are coming 
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Gonna tear your still-house down 
 

 
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Well I ain't no stranger to trouble 
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And I ain't no stranger to pain 
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Darlin' Corey took my money 
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And left me standing in the rain  

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       D              C 
Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow 
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Dig a hole in the cold, cold ground 
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Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow 
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Gonna lay Darlin' Corey down 
 

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