Key: D major
Verse 1
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The grapes in Mary's vineyard are
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the sweetest on the vine
Old man Oscar Dill lived back
in the Tennessee hills
He's got him two or three stills and
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he makes heavy water
Oh I worked for him one time runnin'
sour mash across the line
And he warned me to pay no mind
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to his three daughters
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Yeah one was eighteen and one was
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twenty two one was just my age
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One by one I opened the door to
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the gilded cage (yes I did now)
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him what I've done one time
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Cause he thinks he raised three little
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angels ah I think that's fine
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I made love to his sweet Martha
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But the grapes in Mary's vineyard are
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the sweetest on the vine
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Verse 2
Now old man Oscar Dill said he
wouldn't hesitate to kill
Anybody messin' round his stills
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or his three daughters
But even so late at night when the moon
wasn't shining too bright
I'd sneaked around get brave all right
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sippin' his heavy water
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Yeah one was eighteen...
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I made love to his
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sweet Martha...
Outro 1
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