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Harry Truman was our president
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A coke and burger cost you thirty cents
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I was still in love with Mavis Brown
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I Love Lucy debuted on TV
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That was one big event we didn't see
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It was the night Hank Williams came to town
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Momma ironed my shirt and daddy let me take the truck
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I drove on out to Grapevine and picked old Mavis up
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We hit that county line for one quick round
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A thousand people sweltered in the gym
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Then I heard someone whisper hey that's him
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That's when the crowd let out this deafening sound
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It was the night Hank Williams came to town
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On and on he sang into the night
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Jambalaya, Cheating Heart, I Saw the light
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How'd they get Miss Audrey in that gown C
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Mavis had her picture made with Hank out by his car
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She said he sure is humble for a Grand Ole Opry star
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Mavis said why don't we hang around C
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It ain't often that Hank Williams comes to town
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While Hank signed his autograph on Beulah Rice's fan
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Mavis got acquainted with the Drifting Cowboys Band
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The effect on all our lives was quite profound
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On the night Hank Williams came to town