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Black Texas Dirt
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Buck Owens
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Mama and papa spent the very best years of their life on the west Texas farm
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Tryin' to scratch a livin' from the black land dirt that traded them only with storm
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From way before sunup to way up to sundown papa walked behind that ol' mule
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Until the day that they laid him away he lived by the golden rule
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Black Texas dirt you're full of hurt and you won't geow nothing but weeds
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You took my mama and papa it's true but you ain't a gonna get me
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[ ac.guitar ]
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Yes sun and the rain well they took everything cept the dirt that would fly in my face
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I swore that someday that I'd find me a way to take me away from this place
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I packed up my belongings for soon I'd be goin' far off to start a new life
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And I'd better hurry or I'd have to worry about those dark clouds in the sky
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As I reached the gate and turned to take one last look
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At the old homeplace where I was born
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I thought I could hear voices callin' to me
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But then I thought no that just must be the storm
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I couldn't get over the feelin' something was wrong
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That I was leavin' something behind
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I couldn't put my finger on it but I couldn't get that off my mind
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It seemed as if the wind was mama's and papa's voices
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And that they were pleading with to stay
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And that the rain was tears at the skies were shadding because I was goin' away
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But then like a bow of lightnin' from out the blue
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Oh that feelings got over me like a flood
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And for the very first time in my life I knew I had black Texas dirt in my blood
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Black Texas dirt you're full of hurt and you won't geow nothing but weeds
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You took my mama and papa it's true and now you're a gonna take me
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