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About three miles from the Batelle yard
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From the reverse curve on down
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Not far south of the town depot
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Sullivan's shack was found
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Back on the higher ground.
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You could see him every day
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Just walking down the line
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With his old brown sack across his back
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And his long hair down behind
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Speaking his worried mind.
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cho: It's a long way to the delta
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From the North Georgia hills
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A tote sack full of ginseng
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Won't pay no travelling bills
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Now, I'm too old to ride the rails
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Or thumb the road alone
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So I guess I'll never make it back to home
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My muddy water Mississippi delta home.
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The winters here, they get too cold
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The damp it makes me ill
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Can't dig no roots in the mountain side
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With the ground froze hard and still
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Gotta stay at the foot of the hill.
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But next summer, things turn right
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The companies will pay high
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I'll make enough money to pay my bills
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Bid these mountains goodbye
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Then he said with a sigh:
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