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Introducción:
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Well, she's born outside of Memphis, just north of Tupelo,
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oh Lord, she's a Mississippi Queen.
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And just like that big river, oh Lord, she'll pull you under,
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she fights fire with gasoline.
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The first time that I saw her down at the white water,
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dance across those ancient hardwood floors.
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And you could tell she had a history with the cigarettes and whiskey
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and the boys that had a way with words.
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But I want to make that glorious mistake,
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she's got the kisses of a thousand angels
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and the bite of a rattlesnake.
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Much like my first occurrence with straight Kentucky bourbon,
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oh, Lord, she took my breath away.
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And when she called me "Darlin'" I started caterwaulin',
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oh, I had nothin' else to say.
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But I want to make that glorious mistake,
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she's got the kisses of a thousand angels
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and the bite of a rattlesnake.
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And when she gets me all alone she strikes the fear of Jesus,
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she sends that fear coursin' through my blood.
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And when we hit the bedroom, it's always fire and brimstone,
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yes, I have been washed in the flood.
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And I want to make that glorious mistake,
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she's got the kisses of a thousand angels
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and the bite of a rattlesnake.
Interlude
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Outro
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She's got the kisses of a thousand angels
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and the bite of a rattlesnake.