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I was born in Guilford County
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Way back up in the pines
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It's where I hold the sweetest memories
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In the hills of Caroline

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My daddy wasn't much of nothin'
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He spent his life doin' time
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Mama learned me about Jesus
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In the hills of Caroline

Intro

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I met a girl, her name was Hattie
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Fair and tender, sweet and kind
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She showed me how to love a woman
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In the hills of Caroline

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I always thought that we would marry
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One sweet day she would be mine
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But Hattie's gone to live with Jesus
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In the hills of Caroline

Intro

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If I should die before tomorrow
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Just one request if you don't mind
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Just bury me right next to Hattie
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In the hills of Caroline

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Just bury me right next to Hattie
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In the hills of Caroline