Cifras
That Old King James

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Preacher gave it to him when he was eight,
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That Sunday morning he got saved in that little church
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Grandaddy totted it to Bible school
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I bet back then it looked brand new,
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not a faded word, now the cover's torn
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and the leather's worn on that Old King James
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He took it with him overseas
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England, France and Germany
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Right there in the middle of hell
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Said he read it every night
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He swore that it saved his life
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His only hope when there was no hope left
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Was in that Old King James

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Passed it down to Momma on the day he died
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Sat there for the longest time just gathering the dust
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But when life would take a sharp turn every now and then
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And she would just start missing him, I'd see her pick it up
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Now the cover's torn
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and the leather's worn on that Old King James
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You'll find on every other page
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Yellow lines or tear drop stains
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Every chapter of that good book
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Been through cancer, war and crazy kids
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All the stupid things I did
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I may never know the toll I took on her
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And that Old King James

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Yeah I'm the one who's got it now
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She said read it when you're feeling down
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And I said, "Yes Ma'am"
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Now the cover's torn
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And the leather's worn on that Old King James