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Willie and Laura Mae Jones [*]
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Dusty Springfield
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Willie and Laura Mae Jones were our neighbors a long time back
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They lived right down the road from us in a shack, just like our shack
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We worked in the fields together, and we learned to count on each other
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When you live off the land you don't have time to think about another man's
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color.
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The cotton was high and the corn was growin' fine
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But that was another place and another time
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We'd sit out on the front porch in the evenin' when the sun went down
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Willie would play and Laura would sing and the chilluns would dance around
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And I'd bring over my guitar, we'd play into the night
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And every now and then Willie would grin and say
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'Boy you play alright' (and that made me feel so good)
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The cotton was high and the corn was growin' fine
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But that was another place and another time
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I remember we'd hitch up the mules when Saturday rolled around
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We'd always stop by Willie's house and say
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'Do y'all need anything from town?'
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He'd say 'No, but why don't cha all stop on your way back home
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And I'll get Laura Mae to cook us some corn pones (you know, they good)'
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The cotton was high and the corn was growin' fine
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But that was another place and another time
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The years rolled past our land, and took back what they'd given
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We all knew we'd have to move if we was gonna make a livin'
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So we all moved off and we went our separate ways
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And it sure was hard to say goodbye to Willie and Laura Mae (Jones)
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The cotton was high and the corn was growin' fine
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But that was another place and another time
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The years rolled past our door and we heard from them no more
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Until I saw Willie downtown the other day
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I said, "Y'all stop by tonight, and we can sit down and eat a bite
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We'd love to see your children and Laura Mae
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He shook his head real slow, and spoke with eyes so kind
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"This is another place and another time"
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The cotton was high and the corn was growin' fine
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But that was another place and another time
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