IN THE PINES TRADITIONAL
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In the pines,in the pines, where the sun never shines,
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And you shiver when the cold wind blows.
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The longest train I ever saw, went down that Georgia line.
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The engine passed at six o clock, and the cab passed by at nine.
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I asked my captain for the time of day, he said he throwed his watch away.
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A long steel rail and a short cross tie, I'm on my way back home.
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Little girl, little girl, what have I done, that makes you treat me so?
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You caused me to weep, you caused me to moan, you caused me to leave my home.
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Little girl, little girl, why did you leave, and break my heart in two?
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You left me here to weep and moan, you left me alone and blue.
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If I'd a listened to what Mama said, then I would not be here today.
Well the same old train that brought me here, will soon take me away.
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