The Ballad of Fannie Lou: Part 1 chords by Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Wynton marsalis

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Verse 1
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Fannie Lou was
born in a fertile land
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Old Fannie Lou came up workin'
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harder than any man
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And when they dropped down,
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Fanny, Fanny, she would stand.
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She could see round Saturn's rings,
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and she heard songs  that
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the angels sing.
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When she spoke,
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every word had wing,
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boy.
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Fanny, Fanny, Fanny, Fanny Lou.
I'm a southern boy
from a southern town.
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I used to see old Fannie,
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well, she always used to be around,
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well, boy, she was something,
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something to touch you way deep down.
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Oh, Fannie Lou, with your eyes so clear,
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voice so strong,
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it drew the people near.
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When she spoke,
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she calmed the people's fear,
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boy, Fannie, Fannie,
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oh, sweet Fannie Lou.
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In a southern style,
they beat Fannie Blue,
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and they did things to her
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as it was their southern way to do,
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well that didn't stop Fanny from doing
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what she was here to do.
On Freedom Farm,
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people pick and poke.
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Fanny Lou, she liked
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to laugh and joke.
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What she did
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caused folks to count their bold,
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Fanny, Fanny, Fanny, Fanny Moon.
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Oh, Fanny, Fanny,
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what they do to you.
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Oh, Fannie, Fannie, Fannie,
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Fannie Lou
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You