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My name is Penny Evans and I've just turned twenty-one
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A young widow in the war that's been fought in Vietnam
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And I have two infant daughters and I do the best I can
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And now they say the war is over but I think it just began
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I remember I was seventeen when I first met young Will
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On his fathers grand piano we played good old "Hearts And Soul"
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And I only knew the left-hand part, he knew the right so well
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He is the only boy I slept with and the only one I will
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You know, first we had a baby girl and it was two good years
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But then came the one-A notice and we parted without tears
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And now it's nine months from the last goodbye and a second babe appears
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And now it's ten months and a telegram confirming all our fears
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You know, my name is Penny Evans and I've just turned twenty-one
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A young widow in the war that's been fought in Vietnam
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And I have two infant daughters and I do the best I can
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But you know, they say the war is over and I think it just began
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And now it's every month I get a check from some Army bureaucrat
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And it's every month I tear it up and mail the damn thing back
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Did you think that would make it alright, did you think I would fall for that?
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Oh you can keep your bloody money it won't bring my Billy back
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And I don't care much for politics or speechs I don't understand
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But you know, I never took a cent from any living man
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And still tonight there are fifty thousand gone in that unhappy land
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Yes and fifty thousand hearts and souls being played by just one hand
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My name is Penny Evans and I've just turned twenty-one
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A young widow in the war that's been fought in Vietnam
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I have two infant daughters I thank God I have no sons
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For they say the war is over but I think it's just began
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Ballad Of Penny Evans
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| Michelle Shocked |
