Pioneer

	  		

 
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Go to sleep little Cory for you can't understand  
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you're a sick little baby in your mothers tired hands  
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well your Daddy fetched the doctor but he had to use his gun  
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he's always been reckless and he's always on the run  
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well the doctor says he's worried cause your fever hadn't broke 
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gonna wrap you in a blanket gonna put you on a boat  
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sail across the mississippi to a town where music plays  
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gonna steak you penicillin make your fever go away  


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and when you grow up don't you hate your momma and daddy  
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cause they gave you everything that you ever had  
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and it ain't no wonder that most dont make it  
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no wonder so many die, 
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it ain't easy to be a pioneer when the land that you move to is dry  


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wake up little Cory and get the water from the well  
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count to nine Mississippi then your Daddy needs your help  
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give the feed to the chickens and in the rows you plant the corn 
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get the rations up for winter and build a fire to keep it warm  
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and you'll learn to use a riffle and you'll learn to use a knife  
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and you'll learn how to hunt and you'll learn how to fight  
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and you learn to pack a saddle and you take it off to town  
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just a three days of riding sell the skinds and turn around  



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and when you grow up don't you hate your Momma and Daddy  
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cause they gave you everything that they ever had  
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and it ain't no wonder that most don't make it  
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no matter how hard they try, 
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it ain't easy to be a pioneer when the land that you move to is dry  


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go to sleep little Cory for you're a grown boy  
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gonna have to be the man now with your Daddy off to war  
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keep your eye on the horses and keep your mother safe  
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got two hungry sisters and another on the way  


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and when you grow up don't you hate your Momma and Daddy  
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cause they gave you everything that they ever had  
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and it ain't no wonder that most don't make it  
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no wonder so many die, 
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it ain't easy to be a pioneer when the land that you move to is dry  
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it ain't easy to be a pioneer when the land that you move to is dry 


Good luck and have fun!