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Case-Franklin |
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Frank and Tony were brothers, they ran away from home |
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They made it down to Memphis where they sat an' watched the river flow |
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On the banks of the river, on the banks of the river, child |
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An old man on the bank of the river sat and played an old guitar |
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Frank reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a beat up harp |
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(And began to blow) |
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And they played on the banks of the river, the banks of the river, child |
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And Tony told the kid about it and that little kid was me |
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And when I finally ran away from home with someone chasin' after me |
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I made it down to the banks of the river, the banks of the river, child |
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They made it out to the country but the cops didn't want'em around |
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So Officer Bartlet and Officer Fliss said, "Tony' now you better leave town" |
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He ran down to the banks of the river, child |
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Tony caused a lot of trouble and he hurt a couple people too |
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And he'd sit up late at night and cry |
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'Cause he didn't know what to do on the banks |
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On the banks of the river, child |
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I ain't seen 'em forever, don't know if they still alive |
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But when I hear someone blowin' the harp |
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Down on the riverside, on the banks of the river, on the banks of the river |
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In the green grass, by the river Glass |
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While a soft breeze stirs and the trucks roll past |
