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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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I went to see my love the other night,
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Hold the woodpile down,
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Everything wrong and nothing was right,
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Hold the woodpile down.


[Verse 2]
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She hit me with love and made me glad,
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Hold the woodpile down,
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I kissed her once, she said; “You’re going for that?”,
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Hold the woodpile down.


[Chorus]
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Lord, I was a travelling, travelling,
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As long as the world goes round,
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The pretty girls shine and don’t hold the line,
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Hold the woodpile down.


[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
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When I went to town the other night,
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Hold the woodpile down,
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Heard a little noise and seen a big fight.
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Hold the woodpile down.


[Verse 4]
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There’s a lot of policemen running around.
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Hold the woodpile down,
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So the big load of moonshine comes down.
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Hold the woodpile down.


[Chorus]
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Lord, I was a travelling, travelling,
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As long as the world goes round,
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The pretty girls shine and don’t hold the line,
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Hold the woodpile down.


[Interlude]
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[Verse 5]
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I went down in the packing house and stole a ham.
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Hold the woodpile down,
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Nobody don’t know how mean I am,
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Hold the woodpile down.


[Verse 6]
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I took it right home and laid it on the shelf,
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Hold the woodpile down,
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I’m so mean I’m afraid of myself
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Hold the woodpile down.


[Chorus]
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Lord, I was a travelling, travelling,
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As long as the world goes round,
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The pretty girls shine and don’t hold the line,
A7       D7       G
Hold the woodpile down.


[Interlude]
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[Verse 7]
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The Bookkeeper swallowed a nickel one day,
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Hold the woodpile down,
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Like that drove him crazy so they say,
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Hold the woodpile down.


[Verse 8]
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Just listen and I'll tell you what it's all about.
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Hold the woodpile down,
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Goes a nickel in and a nickel out.
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Hold the woodpile down.


[Chorus]
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Lord, I was a travelling, travelling,
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As long as the world goes round,
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The pretty girls shine and don’t hold the line,
A7       D7       G
Hold the woodpile down.


[Outro]
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