Intro
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[Verse]
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But I'm down here on this track
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Not a shirt upon my back
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I will sell to you this island that I own
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Yes, I feed the mouths I took
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But as down winds on the brook
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Lord, I'm nine hundred miles from my home
[Verse]
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If my old lady, she says so
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I'll railroad no more
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Sidetrack this engine, but I still roam
F A#
Yes, I've given in my call
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I've gladly given it all
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Cause I'm nine hundred miles from my home
[Verse]
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If I get down by the bank
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And the river still does run
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Yes, and everything I see turns to foam
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And even down on the ocean side
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Uh, she don't wade in just to bang my pride
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Cause I'm nine hundred miles from my home
[Outro]
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Oh, Mary don't you moan
A# F
Don't you weep on the ground
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Oh, Mary don't you weep and don't you moan
F A#
If I get myself in line
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I will be there in due time
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Cause I'm nine hundred miles from my home