Intro
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[Verso 1]
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I rolled into Connersville in 1961
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With what was left of my last army pay
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I had a letter with me from a buddy living there
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He said, "You stop and see me if you're ever up this way"
[Verso 2]
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Need I say, he was surprised to find me at his door
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With what I guess you'd call a silly grin
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He said, "Where are you headed?" and I said, "I'm headed here"
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His mama said, "Don't stand there, you'll catch cold, just come on in"
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They gave me room and board, I paid a very modest fee
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Then I went looking for a place to play
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If you've ever had a hat and didn't wear one, then you'll know
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The way a country singer made a living in those days
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The menu printed on the window of the bar and grill
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The man said, "We're too small to have a band"
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I said, "Well, I'll just pick and sing and pass my hat awhile"
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He said, "Go right ahead, but you just do the best you can"
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Well, after seven hours of "Cheatin' Heart" and "Wildwood Flower"
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I had me seven dollars, eighty cents
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I gave it to a waitress who was gonna have a baby
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She said she needed just that much to help her pay the rent
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[Verso 6]
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Later on, I formed a band and really hit the big time
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Ten bucks a night for working at the time
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We worked through winter gardens and some other choice nightspots
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Looking back, I'll have to say those were the good ol' times
[Verso 7]
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Summer came and me and old Mitch Mitchell fished White River
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And caught those big ol' juicy channel cats
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Sometimes when I'm riding on a jet plane going somewhere
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I get to thinking that I'd like to live a life like that
[Verso 8]
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So thank you, Connersville, and thanks to you, old Indiana
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You took me in when I knew slimmer days
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I won't forget you and I hope that you will not forget me
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And you folks stop and see me if you're ever down this way
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