Fred Eaglesmith - Katie

      Katie by Fred Eaglesmith    

[Intro]
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[Verse]
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I come up from the bottom run
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I been huntin and I had my gun
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Wind was still, things were quiet
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I called for Katie there was no reply

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I checked the shed I checked the barn
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I opened the door and there she was
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In the arms of my friend Joe
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And she wasn't wearing many clothes

[Chorus]
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Katie, Katie what I do?
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I was so in love with you
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Worked my fingers to the bone
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I never even wanted this old farm

[Verse]
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Joe tried to talk he just coughed
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My heart stopped the gun went off
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Katie screamed out his name
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And then the gun went off again

[Chorus]
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Katie, Katie what I do?
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I was so in love with you
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I Worked my fingers to the bone
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I never even wanted this old farm

[Verse]
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I wrapped 'em up in gunny sacks
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I hitched a wagon threw 'em in the back
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I buried that Joe down by the creek
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I laid my Katie 'neath a hickory tree

[Chorus]
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Katie, Katie what I do?
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I was so in love with you
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I Worked my fingers to the bone
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I never even wanted this old farm

[Break]
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[Verse]
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Now there's houses up all around this farm
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Staring into new backyards
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And every day they come by
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But I won't sell and I won't say why

[Chorus]
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Katie, Katie what I do?
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I was so in love with you
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I Worked my fingers to the bone
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I never even wanted this old farm
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I never even wanted this old farm
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I never even wanted this old farm

[Outro]
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