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He would sit on there the back porch and play that old guitar
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He played the wildwood flower and drank whiskey from a jar
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He would sit there and remember, a time of long ago
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Back when he still loved her, before he let her go
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She had promised to be faithful, but she lied to him
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So, he started drinking whiskey, to make the thoughts go dim
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Back when he was younger, he would fight in the bars
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The only friend, he has left now, is that old......Martin guitar
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It was an old beat up Martin, he bought used in,,54,,
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She had dings and dents all over, but he couldn't have loved her more
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She sounded like a choir of angels, singing from afar
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When he made a "C" chord on that old .......Martin guitar
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He never found another woman to take her place
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He just sits there picking, and trying to forget her face
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He plays a lot of songs of old, from his days back in the bar
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The only love, he has left now, is that old......Martin Guitar
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Some people thought that he was crazy, but they don't understand
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His only love had hurt him, when the ring went on her hand
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They found him on that back porch, whiskey spilled from an old fruit jar
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In his hands was his wedding ring and that old......Martin Guitar
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It was an old beat up Martin, he bought used in"54"
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She had dings and dents all over, but he couldn't have loved her more
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She sounded like a choir of angels, singing from afar
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When he made a "C" chord on that old .......Martin guitar