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(Verse 1)
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Willie John, Willie John, I do belive it's time
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We head out in the woods, clear cut your pine
(Verse 2)
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Purslane, Purslane, (I) do believe it's true
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We ain't got no money, it's, the thing we gotta do.
(Verse 3)
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Willie John, Willie John, I do belive it's time
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You called up the doctor, 'to have this child of mine.
(Verse 4)
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Purslane, Purslane, I'll be by your side.
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Ain't no doctor coming, we're gonna take a little ride
(Chorus)
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We're gonna ride, wail and ride. We're gonna ride, wail and ride
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Come on down, ........by the riverside
(Verse 5)
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Come on in, come on in, take you a swim
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You can hang up all your clothes on that black willow limb
(Verse 6)
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Muddy shores, muddy sores, clingin' 'tween my toes
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Ain't no tellin' where that muddy Missippi river flows
(Verse 7)
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Winter sun, winter sun, shine, keep me warm
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Got a boy child comin' early in the morn'.
(Chorus)
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We're gonna ride, wail and ride. We're gonna ride, wail and ride
        E7                        Am
Come on down, ........by the riverside

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(Verse 8)
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Dark eyes, dark eyes,  what do you see?
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See a newborn baby 'neath that black willow tree
(Verse 9)
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Purslane, Purslane, I heard you wail
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All the way down, that pine needle trail
(Verse 10)
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Willie John, Willie John, I hear what you say
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We gonna name that boy "Waylon" cause I was wailin' all the way
(Chorus)
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We're gonna ride, wail and ride. We're gonna ride, wail and ride
        E7                        Am
Come on down, ........by the riverside
(Chorus)
            D              Am                D              Am
We're gonna ride, wail and ride. We're gonna ride, wail and ride
        E7                        Am
Come on down, ........by the riverside