Jim Reeves feat Carol Johnson - Mother Of A Honky Tonk Girl

[Intro]
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[Chorus]
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I’m the mother, of a honky tonk girl
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And I die, when they speak my babies name
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I hope that God, will forgive me
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For now, I know that I’m to blame

[Verse 1]
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Excuse me friends, for intruding this way, but there’s something, I’ve just got to say
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I remember this girl, they’re whispering about, just like it was yesterday
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When she was small they’d bring her in the tavern and set her on a stool
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And give her a drink of their beer and laugh, I thought, oh, you crazy fools
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But what could I do, or what could I say? I’m just a bar tender and work here for my pay
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And I could cry, when I hear a mother say:

[Chorus]
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I’m the mother, of a honky tonk girl
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And I die, when they speak my babies name
F C
I hope that God, will forgive me
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For now, I know that I’m to blame

[Verse 2]
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You probably wonder why, I chose to condemn the stuff I sell
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But I’ve seen the hurt it’s caused and the souls it’s sent to hell
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Once we’re on the wrong road, will temptation let us turn ’round?
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Like the girl they’re all talkin’ ’bout, the one they’re all runnin’ down
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Instead of giving her a drink of beer, where angels have never trod
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They should have given her a taste of love, yes, and a taste of God

[Outro]
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I hope, that God will forgive me
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I’m the mother, of a honky tonk girl