Kneeling Drunkards Plea – Johnny Cash
Nghệ sĩ: Johnny Cash
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"Kneeling Drunkard's Plea" - Johnny Cash
Track 8 of 14 on the album "American II: Unchained" (1996)
Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X421ErDOo68
Intro
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"Lord, have mercy on me"
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Was the kneeling drunkard's plea
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And as he knelt there on the ground
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I know that God in heaven looked down
Verse 1→ Phiên khúc
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I went down by an old country church
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I saw the drunkard stagger and lurch
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And as he reached his mother's grave
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I saw that drunkard kneel and pray
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"Lord, have mercy on me"
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Was the kneeling drunkard's plea
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And as he knelt there on the ground
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I know that God in heaven looked down
Piano Solo
Verse 2→ Phiên khúc
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"Bring my darling boy to me"
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Was his mother's dying plea
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And as he staggered through the gate
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Alas, he came just one day too late
Verse 3→ Phiên khúc
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Three years have passed since she went away
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Her son is sleeping beside her today
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And I know that in heaven, his mother he'll see
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For God has heard that drunkard's plea
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"Lord, have mercy on me"
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Was the kneeling drunkard's plea
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And as he knelt there on the ground
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I know that God in heaven looked down
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I know that God in heaven looked down