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Introducción:
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THE PREACHER MAN SAYS ITS THE END OF TIME
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AND THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, SHE'S A GOING DRY
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THE INT'REST IS UP AND THE STOCK MARKET'S DOWN
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AND YOU ONLY GET MUGGED IF YOU GO DOWN TOWN
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I LIVE BACK IN THE WOODS YOU SEE
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MY WOMAN AND THE KIDS AND THE DOGS AND ME
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I'VE GOT A SHOTGUN RIFLE AND A FOUR WHEEL DRIVE
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AND A COUNTRY BOY CAN SURVIVE, COUNTRY FOLKS CAN SURVIVE
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I CAN PLOW A FEILD ALL DAY LONG,
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I CAN CATCH CATFISH FROM DUSK TIL' DAWN
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WE MAKE ARE OWN WHISKEY AND ARE OWN SMOKE TOO
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AIN'T TOO MANY THINGS THESE OL' BOYS CAN'T DO
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WE GROW GOOD OL' TOMATOES AND HOMEMADE WINE
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AND A COUNTRY BOY CAN SURVIVE, COUNTRY FOLKS CAN SURVIVE
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CAUSE YA' CAN'T STARVE US OUT AND YA' CANT MAKE US RUN
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CAUSE WERE THEM OLE' BOYS RAISED ON SHOTGUNS
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WE SAY GRACE, WE SAY MA'AM
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IF YOU AINT INTO THAT WE DONT GIVE A DAMN
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WE CAME FROM THE WEST VIRGINIA COAL MINES
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AND THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND THE WESTERN SKIES
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AND WE CAN SKIN A BUCK WE CAN RUN A TROT LINE
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AND A COUNTRY BOY CAN SURVIVE, COUNTRY FOLKS CAN SURVIVE
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I HAD A GOOD FRIEND IN NEW YORK CITY
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HE NEVER CALLED ME BY MY NAME, JUST HILLBILLY
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MY GRANDPA TAUGHT ME HOW TO LIVE OFF THE LAND
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AND HIS TAUGHT HIM TO BE A BUSINESS MAN
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HE USE TO SEND ME PICTURES OF THE BROADWAY LIGHT
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AND I'D SEND HIM SOME HOMEMADE WINE
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BUT HE WAS KILLED BY A MAN WITH A SWITCH BLADE KNIFE
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FOR FORTY THREE DOLLARS MY FRIEND LOST HIS LIFE
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I'D LOVE TO SPIT SOME BEECHNUT IN THAT DUDE'S EYES
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AND SHOOT HIM WITH MY OLD FOURTY FIVE
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CAUSE A COUNTRY BOY CAN SURVIVE, COUNTRY FOLKS CAN SURVIVE
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CAUSE YA' CAN'T STARVE US OUT AND YA' CANT MAKE US RUN
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CAUSE WERE THEM OLE' BOYS RAISED ON SHOTGUNS
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WE SAY GRACE, WE SAY MA'AM
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IF YOU AINT INTO THAT WE DONT GIVE A DAMN
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WE'RE FROM NORTH CALIFORNIA AND SOUTH ALABAM'
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AND LITTLE TOWNS ALL AROUND THIS LAND
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AND WE CAN SKIN A BUCK WE CAN RUN A TROT LINE
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AND A COUNTRY BOY CAN SURVIVE, COUNTRY FOLKS CAN SURVIVE