There was a Yankee Colonel
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In 1862
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Who fell in Love with a Southern Belle
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Where the Sweet Magnolia Bloom
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He wondered why folks laughed at him
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When He went riding by
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But little did he know that she was
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a-courting on the sly.
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Joe's Been A-gettin' there
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Joe's been a-flyin
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Joe's been a gettin there
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All this time
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Joe's been a-gettin' there
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Joe's been a-flyin
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Joe's been a-gettin' there
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Beatin' his time
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He walked her up the mountain
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He named it to her there
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he offered her a band of gold
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and his name to share
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She said that she would marry him
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and even set the day
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but little did he know that
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she loved a soldier boy in grey
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Joe's Been A-gettin' there
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Joe's been a-flyin
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Joe's been a gettin there
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All this time
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Joe's been a-gettin' there
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Joe's been a-flyin
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Joe's been a-gettin' there
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Beatin' his time
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She took the love he offered
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She took his silver too
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She took every little thing from
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Colonel dressed in blue
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She wouldn't let him hold her
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In a fond embrace and
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When he tried to kiss his bride
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She laughed right in his face
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Joe's Been A-gettin' there
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Joe's been a-flyin
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Joe's been a gettin there
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All this time
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Joe's been a-gettin' there
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Joe's been a-flyin
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Joe's been a-gettin' there
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Beatin' his time
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He woke up one morning
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and found himself alone
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And all she left was a letter
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that said:
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"Good-bye, farewell, I'm gone"
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No doubt he was a mighty man
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Where the heroes fell
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But all is fair in love and war
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and he lost his southern belle
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Joe's Been A-gettin' there
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Joe's been a-flyin
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Joe's been a gettin there
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All this time
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Joe's been a-gettin' there
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Joe's been a-flyin
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Joe's been a-gettin' there
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Beatin' his time
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Joe's Been A Gettin' There
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| Johnny Horton |
