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John Prine
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A young man from a small town
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With a very large imagination
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Lay alone in his room with his radio on
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Looking for another station
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When the static from the mouthpiece
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Gave way to the sound below
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James dean went out to hollywood
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And put his picture in a picture show.
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James dean went out to hollywood
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And put his picture in a picture show.
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Chorus:
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And it's oh daddy get off of your knees
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Mamma why'd you have to go
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Your darling jim is out a limb
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I put my picture in a picture show
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Whoa ho! put my picture in a picture show
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Hamburgers cheeseburgers
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Wilbur and orville wright
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John garfield in the afternoon
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Montgomery clift at night
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When the static hit the mouthpiece
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Gave way to the sound below
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James dean went out to hollywood
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And put his picture in a picture show.
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Repeat chorus:
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A mocca man in a wigwam sitting on a reservation.
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With a big black hole in the belly of his soul
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Waiting on an explanation
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While the white man sits on his fat can
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And takes pictures of the navajo
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Every time he clicks his kodak pics
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He steals a little bit of soul.
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Every time he clicks his kodak pics
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He steals a little bit of soul.
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Repeat chorus:
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Yie hi! put my picture in a picture show
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Here we go!
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A young man from a small town
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With a very large imagination...
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