[Verse]
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There's a white oak on the hill at my old clinch mountain home.
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That stands straight and true on that windy spur alone
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And when the cold wind blows it's roots they bend and moan
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But when the storm have passed it straightens up and goes on
[Chorus]
A D A
Lord let me be like that white oak on the hill
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And help me to live in Your almighty will
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Help me on my journey, Lord, as I travel on my own
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And give me the strength to straighten up and go on.
[Verse]
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You know the troubles of this life, They sometimes get me down
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And when I look for my friends, they're not always a'round
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Then the good Lord seems to say, "son, get up and do my will
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And always remember that ol' white oak on the hill."
[Chorus]
A D A
Lord let me be like that white oak on the hill
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and Help me to live in Your almighty will
A D A
Help me on my journey, Lord, as I travel on my own
E A
And give me the strength to straighten up and go on.
E A
And give me the strength to straighten up and go on.