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Molly & Tenbrooks
Tom T. Hall
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This is a Bill Monroe classic 'bout two great race horses
One of them named Tenbrooks from Kentucky
The other named Molly from Oatland Island
And Molly was livin' in California at the time and Tenbrooks was racin' up in Kentucky
And they heard about how fast each other was
And it was long way back in them days between Kentucky and California
So they met half way and they had a race
It's the true story
Hey, run ol' Molly run, run ol' Molly run
Tenbrooks gonna beat you to the bright and shinin' sun
To the bright and shinin' sun, oh Lord
The bright and shinin' sun
Tenbrooks was big bad horse, he had a shaggy mane
He run all round to Memphis, he'd beat the Memphis train
Beat the Memphis train, oh Lord
Beat the Memphis train
See that train a comin', it's comin' 'round the curb
See ol' Tenbrooks runnin', he's strainin' every nerve
Strainin' every nerve, oh Lord
Strainin' every nerve
Bill Monroe
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Way out in California, Molly done as she pleased
Come back to ol' Kentucky, got beat with all ease
Beat with all ease, oh Lord
Beat with all ease
Kiper, Kiper, you're not ridin' as right
Molly's beatin' ol' Tenbrooks, clear her out of sight
Clear her out of sight, oh Lord
Clear her out of sight
Kipe, Kiper, Kiper my son
Your ol' Tenbrooks provide her let ol' Tenbrooks run
Let ol' Tenbrooks run, oh Lord
Let ol' Tenbrooks run
The women all are laughin', the children all are cryin'
Men all are a hollerin', ol' Tenbrooks is flyin'
Ol' Tenbrooks is flyin', oh Lord
Ol' Tenbrooks is flyin'
Well, gonna catch ol' Tenbrooks and hitch him in the shade
We're gonna bury Molly, coffin's ready made
Coffin's ready made, oh Lord
Coffin's ready made
Little Tenbrooks run, oh lord
Little Tenbrooks run
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