There was A Tall oak Tree
Glen Campbell
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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There was a tall oak tree
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That loved the babblin' brook
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And the babblin' brook
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Loved the mountain high
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And the mountain high.....
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Loved the sky above
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You know The Creator looked down
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And saw everything was love love love
[Verse 2]
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Then he took a bone
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And a piece of mud
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He made a man and a woman
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To be flesh and blood
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But then along came the devil
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From up out of the ground
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You know he tempted woman
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And that spread sin all around
[Chorus]
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If she'd left that apple
On the apple tree
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There'd be no tears an sorrow
We'd live eternally
[Verse 3]
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But then along came Man
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And burned the oak tree down
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And now the babblin' brook
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Well it's a solid ground
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And the mountains high
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They don't stand so high
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And there's a cloud of smoke
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That covers up the clear blue sky
[Chorus]
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If she'd left that apple
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On the apple tree
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There'd be no tears an sorrow
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We'd live eternally
[Verse 4]
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Then along came Man
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To burned the oak tree down
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And now the babblin' brook
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Lord it's solid ground
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And the mountains high
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Well they don't stand so high......
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And there's a cloud of smoke
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That covers up the clear blue sky
[Verse 5]
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There was a tall oak tree
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That loved a babblin' brook
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And the babblin' brook
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Loved the mountians high.....
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And the Mountians high
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They loved the sky above
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Oh the Creator looked down
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He saw nothin' but love
[Outro]
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There was a tall oak tree
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There was a tall oak tree
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There was a tall oak tree
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