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Verse 1
(Sleepy John Estes)
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Late one Friday evening
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everybody was sad
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We lost the best president
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we ever had
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He's staying away
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Verse 2
Rode from town to town
holdin' up for our rights
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Some low down rascal took the
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President's life
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But he's gone home, gone back home
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He's staying away too long
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Verse 3
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Mrs. Kennedy got a mansion on the Island,
stayed 9 months, all she'd be
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soon as she reach Washington, D.C.
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He's staying away
too long
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Verse 4
Everybody votes,
they don't know what's goin' on
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we won't have no home
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He's staying away too long
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Interlude 1
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Verse 5
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While horses and cars all in a row
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I think Mr. Kennedy have a right
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to this long white robe
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He's staying away too long
Outro 1
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