Goodbye Earl

[Intro]
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[Verse]
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  Mary Anne and Wanda
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were the best of friends
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All through their high school days
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Both members of the 4H club
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Both active in the FFA
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  After graduation Mary
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Anne went out lookin'
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for a bright new world
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Wanda looked all around this town
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And all she found was Earl


[Verse]
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Well it wasn't two weeks
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After she got married that
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Wanda started gettin' abused
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  She put on dark glasses
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and long sleeved blouses
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And make up to cover a bruise
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  Well she finally got the
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nerve to file for divorce
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She let the law take it from there
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  But Earl walked right through
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that restraining order
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And put her in intensive care


[Pre-chorus]
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  Right away Mary Anne
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flew in from Atlanta
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On a red eye midnight flight
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She held Wanda's hand as they
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Worked out a plan
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  And it didn't take
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'em long to decide


[Chorus]
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That Earl had to die
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Goodbye Earl
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Those black-eyed peas
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They tasted all right to me Earl
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You're feelin' weak
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Why don't you lay down
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And sleep Earl
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Ain't it dark
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Wrapped up in that tarp Earl


[Bridge]
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[Verse]
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The cops came by to bring Earl in
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They searched the house
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High and low
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Then they tipped their hats
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  And said: thank you ladies if
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you hear from him let us know


[Verse]
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Well the weeks went by and
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Spring turned to Summer
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And Summer faded into Fall
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  And it turns out he
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was a missing person
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Who nobody missed at all


[Pre-chorus]
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So the girls bought some land
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And a roadside stand
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Out on Highway 109
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They sell Tennessee ham
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And strawberry jam
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And they don't
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Lose any sleep at night 'cause


[Chorus]
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Earl had to die
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Goodbye Earl
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We need a break
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Let's go out to the lake Earl
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We'll pack a lunch
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And stuff you in the trunk Earl
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Well is that all right
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Good Let's go for a ride
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Earl Hey


[Outro]
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Na na na na na na na
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Hey, hey, hey
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Na na na na na na na
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Hey, hey, hey
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Na na na na na na na
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Hey, hey, hey
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Na na na na na na na
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