Molly And Tenbrooks

Bill Monroe

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1.Run oh Molly run run oh Molly run
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  Ten-Brooks gonna beat you to the bright and shinin' sun
  to the bright and shinin' sun oh Lordy
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  to the bright and shinin' sun.
2.Ten-Brooks was a big bay horse he rode that shaggy mane
  he run all 'round Memphis he beat the Memphis train
  beat the Memphis train oh Lordy
  beat the Memphis train.
3.Ten-Brooks said to Molly what makes your head so red?
  runnin' in the hot sun with fever in my head
  fever in my head oh Lordy
  fever in my head.
4.Molly said to Ten-Brooks: you're looking mighty squir'l,
  Ten-Brooks said to Molly: I'm leavin' this old world
  leavin' this old world oh Lordy
  leavin' this old world.
5.Out in California where Molly done as she pleased
  come back to old Kentucky got beat with all ease
  beat with all ease oh Lordy
  beat with all ease.
6.The women's all a-laughin' the children all a-cryin'
  men all a-hollerin' old Ten-Brooks is flyin'
  old Ten-Brooks is flyin' oh Lordy
  old Ten-Brooks is flyin'.
7.Kiper Kiper Kiper you're not riding right
  Molly's beatin' old Ten-Brooks clear out of sight
  clear out of sigh oh Lordy
  clear out of sight.
8.Kiper Kiper Kiper my son
  give old Ten-Brooks the bridle and let old Ten-Brooks run
  let old Ten-Brooks run oh Lordy
  let old Ten-Brooks run.
9.Go and catch old Ten-Brooks and hitch him in the shade
  we're gonna bury old Molly in a coffin ready made
  in a coffin ready made oh Lordy
  in a coffin ready made.