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[Verse 1]
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It was on one dark and starless night
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I heard and saw an awful sight
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The lighting flashed and the thunder roared
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All around the drunkard’s feet


[Verse 2]
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I started home to change my life
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To see my long neglected wife
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I found her kneeling by her bed
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She said our darling baby was dead


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[Verse 3]
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I took her by her trembling hand
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She was so weak she could not stand
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On bended knees I prayed a prayer
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That God might save and protect us there


[Verse 4]
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Who preached like Paul who once did say
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Our sins have all been washed away
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That whiskey stay as far from me
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As the mountainS are from the deep blue sea


[Verse 5]
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It was on one dark and starless night
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I heard and saw an awful sight
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The lighting flashed and the thunder roared
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All around the drunkard's feet