The Old Old House
By: George Jones (Also Bob Paisley in Southern Grass)
Tab by: Verne Garrison 8-21-06
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There's an old, old house
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that once was a man- sion
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On a hill overlooking the town
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But (D time has left a wreck- age
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Where once there was beauty
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And soon the old house will tumble down
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But when the leaves start to fall in autumn
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And the raindrops drip from the trees
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There's an old old man
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Who walks in the garden
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And his head is bowed in memories
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They say he built the mansion for the love of a woman
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They planned to be married in the fall
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But her love for him faded in the last days of summer
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And the house stands empty after all