Goodbye Earl

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Mary Anne and Wanda were the best of friends
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All   through their high school days
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   Both members of the 4 H Club
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Both active in the FFA
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After graduation Mary Anne went out
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Lookin' for a bright new world
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   Wanda looked all around this town
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And all   she found was Earl

[Verse 2]
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Well it wasn't two weeks after she got married
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That Wanda started gettin' abused
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She put on dark glasses and long sleeved blouses
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And makeup to cover a bruise
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Well she finally got the nerve to file for divorce
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She let the law take it from there
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But Earl walked right through that restraining order
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And put her in intensive care

[Pre-Chorus]
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Right away,
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Mary Anne flew in from Atlanta
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On a redeye midnight flight
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She held Wanda's hand and they worked out a plan
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And it didn't take 'em long to decide
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That Earl had to die

[Chorus]
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   Goodbye, Earl
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Those blackeyed peas
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 They tasted all right to me, Earl
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You're feeling weak
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 Why don't you lay down and sleep, Earl?
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Ain't it dark
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 Wrapped up in that tarp, Earl?

[Verse 3]
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       The cops came by to bring Earl in
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They searched the house high and low
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 Then they tipped   their hats
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And said "Thank You ladies,
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if you hear   from him let us know"

[Verse 4]
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   Well the weeks went by and
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Spring turned to summer
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And summer faded into fall
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And it turns   out he was a missing person
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Who nobody missed at all

[Pre-Chorus]
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So the girls bought some land at a roadside stand
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Out on Highway 1 0 9
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They sell Tennessee ham
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And strawberry jam
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And they don't lose any sleep at night,
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 'cause
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Earl had to die

[Chorus]
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   Goodbye Earl
We need a break
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   Let's go out to the lake, Earl
We'll pack a lunch
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   And stuff you in the trunk, Earl
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Well, is that all right?
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Good, let's go for a ride Earl
Hey

[Solo Banjo]
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         Well hey, hey, hey
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       Aw, hey, hey, hey
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       Well hey, hey, hey
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[Outro]
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