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Jim Croce - The Wall (American Recording) [Verse 1]
CWell, there's lots of strange men in cell-block ten, but the strangest of them Gall was a Fpal of mine who would Cspend his time just Amstaring at the wCall, Fstaring at the wCall.
[Verse 2]
CIn his hand was a note that his gal had wrote, which proves that crime don't pGay the Fvery same gal that h'd Crobbed and stole for, Amnaming her wedding Cday, Fnaming her weddingC day.
[Chorus]
As he Flooked at the wall so Cstrong and tall, I Fheard him softly Ccurse, "nFobody at all has ever Cmade that wall, butAm I'm gonna be the Cfirst, FI'm gonna be the Cfirst."
[Verse 3]
CWell the Warden walked by, said "Son don't try, cause I'd hate to see you Gfall cause thereF ain't no doubt we're gonna Ccarry you out if youAm ever touch that Cwall, if you Fever touch that Cwall."
[Verse 4]
CBut a year has gone by since he made his try; I can still recalGl howF hard he tried and the Cway he died, but he Amnever topped the Cwall, he Fnever topped the Cwall.
[Chorus]
FMany a man who has sChook this can, and FI know a man whoC tried. The Fnewspapers called it a Cjailbreak plan, but AmI know it was suicCide; FI know that it was suiCcide.
(Song goes to "Cotton Mouth River") [Verse 1]
Well I Cknow that I shouldn't haveAm done it I Fknow it jGust wasn't Cright Cause they got me backed up to the GCottonmouth Amriver and I Fcan't cross Glate at Cnight.
[Chorus]
Yeah, there's Glots of stories told about theC Cottonmouth river, F they tell them time and Gagain, about the Cmen who tried to cross thatG river byAm moonlight F never were Gheard from aCgain.
[Verse 2]
Well Cif I had my life to live Amover, I'd'vFe gone to Gwork that Cday instead of going into town and sGhooting him Amdown for a tFhing I never Gheard him Csay.
[Chorus]
Yeah, there's Glots of stories told about the CCottonmouth river, Fthey tell them time and Gagain, about the Cmen who tried to cross that Griver by Ammoonlight Fnever were Gheard from Cagain.
[Verse 3]
Well, CI'd just made it through the Amcanebreak and Fgot one fGoot in the Cmud. I can hear the hounds a-bayin' but the Gsnake around my Amankle's telling Fme my running dGays are Cdone.
[Chorus]
Yeah, there's Glots of stories told about the CCottonmouth river, Fthey tell them time and Gagain, about the Cmen who tried to cross that rGiver by mAmoonlight Fnever were Gheard from Cagain.
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