(Tom Johnston)
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When the sun comes up on a sleepy little town
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Down around San Antone
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And the folks are risin' for another day
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'Round about their homes
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The people of the town are strange
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And they're proud of where they came
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Well, you're talkin' 'bout China Grove
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Oh, China Grove
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Well, the preacher and the teacher
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Lord, they're a caution
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They are the talk of the town
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When the gossip gets to flyin'
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And they ain't lyin'
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When the sun goes fallin' down
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They say that the father's insane
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And dear Missus Perkin's a game
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We're talkin' 'bout the China Grove
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Oh, China Grove
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But every day there's a new thing comin'
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The ways of an oriental view
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The sheriff and his buddies
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With their samurai swords
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You can even hear the music at night
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And though it's a part of the Lone Star State
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People don't seem to care
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They just keep on lookin' to the East
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Talkin' 'bout the China Grove
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Oh, China Grove
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China Grove
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| The Doobie Brothers |
