On The Banks Of The Old Ponchartrain chords by Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys
Verse 1
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I traveled from
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Texas to old
Louisiana
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Through valleys or mountains and plains
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Both foot sore and weary, I rested a while
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On the banks of the old
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Bonchard train
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The fairest young maiden that I ever saw
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Passed by as it started to rain
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We both found a shelter
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beneath the same tree
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On the banks of the old
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C
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Pontchartrain
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C
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We hid from the shower an hour or so
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She asked me how long I'd remain
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I told her that I'd spend the rest of my days
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On the banks of the old
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C
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Pontchartrain
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C
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I just couldn't tell her that I ran away
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From jail on a
West
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Texas plane
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I prayed in my heart I would never be found
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On the banks of the old
Pontchartrain
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Then one day a man put
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his hand on my arm
And said I must go
West again
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I left her alone without saying goodbye
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On the banks of the old
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Pontchartrain
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Tonight as I sit here alone in my cell I
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know that she's waiting in vain
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I'm hoping and praying someday to return
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to the banks of the old
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Pontchartrain.
On The Banks Of The Old Ponchartrain
Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys
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