Hey Porter chords by The Lynn Morris Band

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Verse 1
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Hey Porter, hey Porter,
would you tell me the time?
How much longer will it be
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till we cross that Mason -Dixon line?
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At daylight,
would you tell that engineer
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to slow it down?
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Or better still, just stop the train,
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cause I want to look around.
Hey Porter, hey Porter,
what time did you say?
How much longer will it be
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till I see the light of day?
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When we at Dixie
won't you tell that
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engineer 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
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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 ask that engineer
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if he will blow his whistle please
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Cause I smell frost on cotton leaves
and I feel that southern breeze
Hey Porter, hey Porter,
please get my bags for me
I need nobody to tell me
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now that we're in Tennessee
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Go tell that engineer
to make that lonesome whistle scream
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We're not so far from home,
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so take it easy on the stage

Interlude 1

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Verse 2
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Hey Porter, hey Porter,
please open up the door
When you 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 the engineer I said thanks a lot
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And I didn't mind the fare
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I'm gonna set my feet on southern soil
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And breathe that southern air
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I'm set my feet on southern soil
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And breathe that Southern air