The Dead South – Son Of Ambrose (Guitar)

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My name is William and I'm the son of Ambrose

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I was born near that cast iron bridge

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My mother Alice, she taught me to be a kind man

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So I took it and shared it with my friends

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I went to war at the age of twenty-one

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I came back with my memories and my gun

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Took care of the family, my brother, too

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Bareknuckle boxing every day at noon

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When I came back from war

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There was something missing there

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I had a finger, so naked and so bare

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Where would I ever find, my one true love

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If I'm just patient she'll come from above

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One day at the neighbours, I caught a flare

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I fell in love with that Norwegian glare

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We had a hippy, a cowboy and a scholar

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Little tomboy and a toddler too

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In 1947 I did my best

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Started what you see before and I stood the test

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Well life ain't always easy in fact it's pretty tough

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 I hope you learned a thing or two about how I raised you up

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Cause it's the best damn thing I ever done

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That was a cold year in nineteen-seventyseven

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I left you all when I died and gone to heaven

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Never got to say goodbye never got to give you hugs

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Just remember, I love you all so much

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In 1947 I met my wife

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Her name is Phyllis and I made her my bride

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Had a family with 5 kids

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Most beautiful damn thing I ever did

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Oh in 1947 I met my wife

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Her name is Phyllis and I made her my bride

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Had a family with 5 kids

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Most beautiful damn thing I ever did

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Oh my family it will be alright

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Just hold onto each other through this life

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Oh my family it'll be alright

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Keep shinning your light