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Willie and Laura Mae Jones (LP Version)
The Persuasions
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Willie and Laura Mae Jones
Was my neighbors a long time back
They lived right down the road from us
In a shack just like our shack
We worked the fields together
Had to learn to count on each other
And when you live off the land
You don't have time to worry about another man's color
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I tell ya, we used to sit out on the front porch
When Saturday rolled around
Willie used to come by our house
And say "Do y'all need anything from town?"
No, no, no, no, no, we said, "No!"
Why don't y'all stop on your way back home
And I'll get Laura Lee to cook up some come come home
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You know the cotton was high
And the corn was growing fine, growing fine
But that was another place and another time
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I tell ya, years flew by, the land got dry
Stopped everything it was giving
We all knew that we had to move
If we were gonna make a living
Well, well, it didn't take long before we moved on
And went on our separate ways
But it sure was hard to say goodbye
To Willie and Laura Mae
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You know the cotton was high
And the corn was growing fine, growing fine
But that was another place and another time
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I said, oh, what a shock walking down the block
With nothing much on my mind
Well, I looked across the street and who did I see
Standing on the welfare line? Well, well
Twenty years have passed since I saw them last
Seems like yesterday
Again to see my two best friends
Oh, Willie and Laura Mae
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You know the cotton was high
And the corn was growing fine, growing fine
But that was another place and another time
ย
You know the cotton was high
And the corn was growing fine, growing fine
But that was another place and another time
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