Goodbye Earl       (midi)  

 

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1. Mary Anne and Wanda were the best of friends

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    all through their high school days,

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    both members of the 4H club,

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    both active in the FFA.

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    After graduation Mary Anne went out

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    lookin' for a bright new world,

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    Wanda looked all around this town,

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    and all she found was Earl.

 

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2. Well, it wasn't two weeks after she got married,

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    that Wanda started gettin' abused,

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    she put on dark glasses and long sleeved blouses,

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    and make up to cover a bruise.

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    Well, she finally got the nerve to file for divorce

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    she let the law take it from there,

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    but Earl walked right through that restraining order,

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    and put her in intensive care.

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    Right away Mary Anne flew in from Atlanta

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    on a red-eye midnight flight.

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    She held Wanda's hand as they worked out a plan,

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    and it didn't take 'em long to decide,

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    that Earl had to die. Na na na na na.

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    Goodbye Earl, those black-eyed peas, na na na na na,

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    they tasted all right to me Earl. You're feelin' weak ? Na na na na na.

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 Why don't you lay down and sleep, Earl, ain't it dark ?Na na na na na.

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    Wrapped up in that tarp, Earl. Na na.

 

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3. The cops came by to bring Earl in,

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    they searched the house high and low,

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    then they tipped their hats, and said, "Thank you ladies

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    if you hear from him let us know".

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    Well, the weeks went by and spring turned to summer,

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    and summer faded into fall,

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    and it turns out he was a missing person

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    who nobody missed at all.

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    So the girls bought some land and a roadside stand

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    out on Highway 109.

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    They sell Tennessee ham and strawberry jam

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    and they don't lose any sleep at night 'cause

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    Earl had to die. Na na na na na.

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    Goodbye, Earl, we need a break -  -  -

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    Let's go out to the lake Earl, we'll pack a lunch, na na na na na,

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    and stuff you in the trunk, Earl, well, is that all right ? Na na na na.

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    Good, let's go for a ride, Earl, Hey!

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    Na na na na na, na na,    hey hey hey !

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    Na na na na na, na na,    hey hey hey !

 

    (Dixie Chicks)