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GIVE MY LOVE TO ROSE

Johnny Cash

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I FOUND HIM BY THE RAILROAD TRACK THIS MORNING,
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I COULD SEE THAT HE WAS NEARLY DEAD.
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I KNELT DOWN BESIDE HIM AND I LISTENED
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JUST TO HEAR THE WORDS THE DYING FELLOW SAID.
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HE SAID: THEY LET ME OUT OF PRISON DOWN IN FRISCO,
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FOR TEN LONG YEARS I'VE PAID FOR WHAT I'VE DONE,
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I WAS TRYING TO GET BACK TO LOUISIANA,
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TO SEE MY ROSE AND GET TO KNOW MY SON...
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     GIVE MY LOVE TO ROSE,PLEASE WON'T YOU MISTER,
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     TAKE HER ALL MY MONEY,
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     TELL HER TO BUY SOME PRETTY CLOTHES,
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     TELL MY BOY THAT DADDY'S SO PROUD OF HIM,
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     AND DON'T FORGET TO GIVE MY LOVE TO ROSE!
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TELL THEM I SAID THANKS FOR WAITING FOR ME,
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TELL MY BOY TO HELP HIS MOM AT HOME,
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TELL MY ROSE TO TRY TO FIND ANOTHER,
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'CAUSE IT AIN'T RIGHT THAT SHE SHOULD LIVE ALONE.
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MISTER HERE'S A BAG WITH ALL MY MONEY,
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IT WON'T LAST THEM LONG THE WAY IT GOES,
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GOD BLESS YOU FOR FINDING ME THIS MORNING,
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NOW DON'T FORGET TO GIVE MY LOVE TO ROSE...