RELAX YOUR MIND ALBUM
[Intro]
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[Verse]
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GONNA TELL YOU 'BOUT A PICKIN' PARTY DOWN ON THE LOWER FORTY
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BACK OF GRANDMA'S PLACE. SHE INVITED FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS
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FROM A HUNDRED MILES A ROUND AND I WISH YOU COULD HAVE SEEN HER FACE
WHEN THE FOLKS STARTED SHOWIN' UP WITH MANDOLINS AND PICNIC LUNCHES
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TO HAVE A BIG OLD TIME. THEY'ER PICKIN' TUNES THAT COULD
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TUG YOUR HEART STRINGS, SINGIN' SONGS THAT COULD MAKE YOU CRY
[Chorus]
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IT WAS A ROUGH CUT RHAPSODY, FULL OF HOMEMADE HARMONY
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MUSIC THAT COULD SET YOU FREE, IT WAS A BACK YARD SYMPHONY
[Verse]
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WELL, WE PUSHED BACK THE CHAIRS AND WE DANCED A FEW SQUARES
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THAT LASTED INTO THE NEXT DAY. MY AUNTIE JANE WAS THE CALLER
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AND HOW SHE COULD HOLLER. SHE DIDN'T EVEN USE THE PA
I WAS JUST A KID, BUT DANCIN' IS WHAT I DID. I COULD STEP UP TO
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BEAT THE BAND. THE MUSIC HELPED TO MAKE THE MAGIC WHEN I HELD
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MY DARLI'N BY THE HAND
[Chorus]
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IT WAS A ROUGH CUT RHAPSODY, FULL OF HOMEMADE HARMONY
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MUSIC THAT COULD SET YOU FREE, IT WAS A BACK YARD SYMPHONY
[Verse]
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MUST'A BEEN A DOZEN FIDDLES AND A PECK OF GUITARS AND UNCLE
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BUBBA BROUGHT THE OLD STRING BASS. WE SANG OLD SONGS AND
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NEW SONGS, HAPPY SONGS, TRUE SONGS, KIDS A RUNNIN' EVERYPLACE.
THEN IT GOT KINDA MELLO. MAMA PLAYED THE CHELLO.
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DAD WAS ON THE EDGE OF TEARS. SHE PLAYED AN OLD COUNTRY WALTZ
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AND LOTS OF FOLKS DANCIN' CLOSE HADN'T HELD EACH OTHER
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THAT WAY FOR YEARS.
[Chorus]
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IT WAS A ROUGH CUT RHAPSODY, FULL OF HOMEMADE HARMONY
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MUSIC THAT COULD SET YOU FREE, IT WAS A BACK YARD SYMPHONY
[Verse]
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NOW I USED TO PLAY THE FIDDLE, I DANCED QUITE A LITTLE, BUT NOW I
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PLAY THE RADIO. I'M GETTIN' OLDER, I'M AILIN', MY BODY IS FAILIN'
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MY EYES AND EARS ARE STARTING TO GO, BUT REGARDLESS OF AGE
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THERE ARE THINGS THAT DON'T CHANGE. IF I LIVE TO BE ONE HUNDRED
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AND TEN. THE MEMORY'S DEEP IN MY HEART AND ANYTIME THAT I
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WANT I CLOSE MY EYES AND BE THERE AGAIN.
[Chorus]
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IT WAS A ROUGH CUT RHAPSODY, FULL OF HOMEMADE HARMONY
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MUSIC THAT COULD SET YOU FREE, IT WAS A BACK YARD SYMPHONY
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IT WAS A ROUGH CUT RHAPSODY, FULL OF HOMEMADE HARMONY
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MUSIC THAT COULD SET YOU FREE, IT WAS A BACK YARD SYMPHONY
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BY NOW YOU KNOW IT MEANT A LOT TO ME, OUR LITTLE BACK YARD....., BACK YARD SYMPHONY