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Marie
Blaze Foley
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Ben Dickey
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Well, I stood in line and left my name
Took about six hours or so
The man just grinned like it was all a game
Said he'd let me know
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Put in my time to the Pocono Line
Shut down six years ago
I was living at the mission when I met Marie
I can't stand her no more
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Well, there's a fellow across town says he's looking for a man
To move some old cars around
Maybe me and Marie could find a burned out van
Do a little settling down
But I'm just dreaming, I ain't got no ride
And the junkyard's a pretty good way
The job's about a half week old, besides
I'll be gone anyway
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Unemployment says I got no more checks
They shooed me to the hall
My brother died in Georgia some time ago
I got no one left to call
The summer wasn't bad below the bridge
A little short on food, that's all
I got to get Marie some kind of coat
We'll head down here in the fall
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I used to play the mouth harp pretty good
Used to hustle up a little dough
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I got drunk and I woke up rolled
A couple of months ago
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They got my harp and they got my dollar
Them low-life so-and-sos
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Harps cost money, I ain't got it
It's my own fault, I suppose
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Poconos Dam by the Chesapeake's running
Two freights every day
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If it's just me, I'd be headed south
But Marie, she didn't catch the Philtrane
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She got some pain, she thinks it's a baby
Says we'll have to wait and see
Deep in my heart, I know it's a little boy
Hope he don't end up like me
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Well, the man's still grinning, says he lost my file
Gotta stand in line again
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I want to kill him, but I just say no
Had enough of that line, my friend
I head back to the bridge feeling kind of cold
I'm feeling too low down to lie
Guess I'll just tell Marie the truth
And I hope she don't break down and cry
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Well, Marie didn't wake up this morning
She didn't even try
She just rolled over and went to heaven
With my little boy safe inside
Well, I put them in the sun where somebody'll find them
Caught a Chesapeake on the fly
Marie, you know I'm headed south
So she'll meet me by and by
Marie, you know I'm headed south
So she'll meet me by and by
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