John Prine (born October 10, 1946 in Maywood, Illinois-died April 7, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee) was an American country/folk singer-songwriter who has achieved widespread critical (and some commercial) success since the early 1970s.
The son of William Prine and Verna Hamm, his grandfather had played guitar with Merle Travis and he started playing guitar himself at 14 years old. He was a postman for 5 years and spent a couple of years in the army before starting his musical career in the Chicago area.
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GEmCG Wanda had a baby in nineteen fifty one. GEmCD The father was a stranger and a stranger was the son. CDCD Call that child james lewis, call these rooms a home. GCDG Changing all them diapers polish all that chrome. CDG Cmon, baby, spend the night with me
GEmCG All around the schoolyard playing all the games GEmCD Running, laughing back and forth the kid with two first names CDCD Stranger in the closet, lock the diary GCDG The past is running faster singing harmony CDG Cmon, baby, spend the night with me
GEmCG God bless this kitchen said the knick-knack shelf GEmCD The dinners almost ready go and wash yourself CDCD Jimmys growing up now and wandas growing old GCDG The time is growin shorter the nights are long and cold CDG Cmon, baby, spend the night with me
GEmCG Sneaking in the closet and through the diary GEmCD Now, dont you know all he saw was all there was to see CDCD The whole town saw jimmy on the six oclock news GCDG His brains were on the sidewalk and blood was on his shoes CDG Cmon, baby, spend the night with me CDG Cmon, baby, spend the night with me