Key: Eb major
Verse 1
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during the heart of the Depression.
And Bakersfield was also destined
to become somewhat of
a center for country music.
And even back as early as the 50s,
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it began to gain national recognition
from Leonard Sipes,
or better known as Tommy Collins.
Country music is a profession
whether it be that of a doctor,
or a scientist,
or a steady -ditch digger,
everyone seems to have a
particular someone
who offered that helping hand
at the right time,
and country music is no exception.
But in Bakersfield,
that same helping hand
Ferlin Husky,
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Buck Owens,
Billy Myers,
Merle Haggard,
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an d also Red Simpson,
who saw reason to compose this song
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called Bill Woods from Beckersville.
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Bill, here's to you.
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Let me tell you all the story
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about a guitar -picking man
To me, he is the greatest
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picker in the land
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a Bakersfield guitar man
Well, Bill gave old Buck
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the first job he ever had
Bill must have been a good teacher,
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but his old buck didn't do too bad
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playin' Wildwood Flower on his guitar
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a Bakersfield guitar man
Well, Bill never hit it big,
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but he didn't miss it far
But in my books he'll always
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be considered a star
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the Bakersfield guitar man
When the road is called up yonder
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and we've all met our quest
I'll bet he'll be chosen,
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picked there with the best
old Bill'll be a star
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the Bakersfield guitar man
Well, everybody loves old Bill
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because he's quite a man
And if anybody should need some help,
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well, he'll sure lend you a hand
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before my story's through
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Bill Woods from Bakersfield
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