Hey Porter chords by Johnny Cash, Marty Stuart
Verse 1
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Hey Porter, hey Porter,
would you tell me the time?
How much longer would it be
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to cross that Mason -Dixon line?
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When we hit Dixie,
would you tell that engineer
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to ring his bell?
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And ask everybody that ain't asleep
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to stand right up and yell.
Hey Porter, hey Porter,
what time did you say?
How much longer will it be
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till I can see the light of day?
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When we hit Dixie,
will you tell that engineer
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to slow it down?
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Better still just stop the train,
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cause I'd like to look around.
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Hey Porter, hey Porter,
it's getting light outside
This old train is puffin' smoke
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and I have to strain my eyes
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But I ask that engineer
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if he will blow his whistle please
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I smell frost on cotton leaves
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and I feel
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Let's love and breathe
Verse 2
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Hey Porter, hey Porter
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Verse 3
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Get my bags from me
Verse 4
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I need nobody to tell me now
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That we're in Tennessee
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Don't tell that engineer
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To make that lonesome whistle scream
Verse 5
We're getting close to home
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So take it easy on this beat
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Oh, go ahead, Doc.
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Hey Porter, hey Porter,
please open up the door
When they stop this train
I'm gonna get off first
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Cause I can't wait no more
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Tell that engineer, said thanks a lot
And I didn't mind a fair
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Gonna set my feet on southern soil
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And breathe the southern air
Interlude 1
Oh, Marty Stewart.
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Verse 6
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Hey Porter, hey Porter,
would you tell me the time
Verse 7
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How much longer will it be
Verse 8
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To cross the Ma son -Dixon line
Verse 9
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When we hit Dixie
Verse 10
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Would you tell that engineer to ring his bell
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I ask of my body that I ain't asleep
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to stand right up here
Outro 1
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Hey Porter
Johnny Cash, Marty Stuart
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