Couldn't Sleep For Thinking Of Hank Williams – Henry McCullough
From "Get In The Hole Live" 1983
Label: Line Records ?– LICD 9.000686 O
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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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I Couldn't Sleep For Thinking Of Hank Williams
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I closed my eyes and turned from side to side
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I heard his lonesome broken heartbeat
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Right in time with mine
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I cursed that night in '53 – the night Hank Williams died
[Verse 2]
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He was born in Butler county Alabama
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His Daddy was a locomotive man
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September 1923
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His Mother Lily, she did agree that
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“Hit 'Em Hank” 's The cutest boy in town
[Verse 3]
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He sang a song like no-one ever sings one
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He made it to the Grand Ole' Opry
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With eyes Shining bright, singing “I Saw The Light”
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He placed himself in Country history
[Verse 4]
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It's long the road and hard the good times travelling
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The stories told were loved by everyone
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“Your Cheating Heart” brought tears to all the
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Broken lovers who felt scorned
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The songs of love were sung to keep them brokenhearted lovers warm
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And I couldn't sleep for thinking of Hank Williams - No!
[Outro]
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