Somewhere South Of Macon Cifras

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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I cut my teeth in a cotton mill town somewhere south of Macon
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Mama fed me a bottle from a moonshine still to wash down beans and bacon
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Papa worked the night shift, Mama worked the day
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Never dreaming one day I’d turn and walk away
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Turn and walk away from that cotton mill town somewhere south of Macon
 
[Verse 2]
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Mama told me not to let my pettycoat show north east south west of Macon
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Don’t ever let my feelings show ‘cause it’d ruin my reputation
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Took a walk in the woods one Sunday
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The world turned dark and still
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I first made love in a cotton mill town somewhere south of Macon
 
[Chorus]
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That mill town south of Macon still had a hold on me
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My folks they feel forsaken, Lord
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But me I’m feelin’ free
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I’d rather roam and ramble and live until I die
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Than to spend my life as a mill man’s wife, too tired to wonder why
 
[Verse 3]
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Gonna slip into my Calico dress and go down to the Greyhound station
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Gonna lay my hard earned dollar down for a one way destination
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Gonna tell that late night driver, lord mister, take it slow
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While I wave farewell to that cotton mill town somewhere south of Macon
 
[Chorus]
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That mill town south of Macon still had a hold on me
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My folks they feel forsaken, Lord
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But me I’m feelin’ free
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I’d rather roam and ramble and live until I die
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Than to spend my life as a mill man’s wife, too tired to wonder why
 
[Chorus]
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That mill town south of Macon still had a hold on me
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My folks they feel forsaken, Lord
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But me I’m feelin’ free
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I’d rather roam and ramble and live until I die
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Than to spend my life as a mill man’s wife, too tired to wonder why
 
Artist: Marshall Chapman
Album: Me, I'm Feelin' Free
Track 1
Year: 1977
 
Written by Jim Rushing and Marshall Chapman
First released by Connie Cato in 1975
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