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[Verse 1]
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It was the time of the preacher
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When the story began
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With the choice of a lady
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and the love of a man
[Verse 2]
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How he loved her so dearly
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he went out of his mind
B7
When she left him for someone
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she'd left behind
[Verse 3]
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He cried like a baby
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He screamed like a panther in the middle of the night
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And he saddled his pony
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and went for a ride
[Verse 4]
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It was the time of the preacher
E
in the year of 01
B7
Now the preachin' is over
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and the lesson's begun
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