Old John Prine
(C) 2021 CJ Hughes
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Old John Prine was dear sweet friend of mine
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I'm oft to opine, when I get high on the wine
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Old John Prine, once pet my neighbor's dog
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shot shit out in the yard
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about old Chicago haunts
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Old John Prine was quite tall before, I was even born
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but that don't matter any more
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I caught up him and now we talk from time to time
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sometimes it even rhymes and often sounds just like
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something that has spun around a least a million times
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Old John Prine, got sick and nearly died
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damn hell I almost cried, but those mutated cells got fried
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he jumped straight, up out of the bed, kicked death right in the head
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picked up his guitar, wrote a fistful of new songs
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climbed straight up the charts, and bought a slightly bruised used car
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Old John Prine was dear sweet friend of mine
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I'm oft to opine when I get high on the wine
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Old John Prine, once pet my neighbor's dog
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shot shit out in the yard
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about old Chicago haunts
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Old John Prine took us for a ride
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went out on a high, made the whole cry
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old John Prine, climbed the tree off life
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stopped off for a bite, then asked Jesus for a light
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ol John Prine was dear sweet friend of mine
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I'm oft to opine, when I get high on the wine