| (This is a Bill Monroe classic 'bout two great race horses
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| One of them named Tenbrooks from Kentucky
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| The other named Molly from Rhode Island
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| And Molly was livin' in California
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| While the Tenbrooks was raised in Kentucky
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| And they heard about how fast each other was
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| And it was long way back in them days between Kentucky and California
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| So they met half way and they had a race
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| It’s the true story.)
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| Hey, run ol' Molly run run ol' Molly run
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| Tenbrooks gonna beat you to the bright and shinin' sun
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| To the bright and shinin' sun
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| Oh Lord, to the bright and shinin' sun
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| Tenbrooks was big bad horse he had a shaggy mane
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| He run all round to Memphis he’d beat the Memphis train
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| Beat the Memphis train
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| Oh Lord, beat the Memphis train
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| See that train a comin' it’s comin' round the curb
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| See ol' Tenbrooks runnin' he’s strainin' every nerve
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| Strainin' every nerve
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| Oh Lord, strainin' every nerve
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| Out in California well Molly done as she pleased
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| Come back to ol' Kentucky got beat with all ease
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| Beat with all ease
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| Oh Lord, beat with all ease
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| Kiper Kiper you’re not ridin' as right
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| Molly’s beatin' ol' Tenbrooks clear her out of sight
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| Clear her out of sight
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| Oh Lord, clear her out of sight
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| Kipe, r Kiper, Kiper my son
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| Your ol' Tenbrooks provide her let ol' Tenbrooks run
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| Let ol' Tenbrooks run
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| Oh Lord, let ol' Tenbrooks run
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| The women all’re laughin' the children all’re cryin'
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| Men’re a hollerin' ol' Tenbrooks is flyin'
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| Ol' Tenbrooks is flyin'
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| Oh Lord, ol' Tenbrooks is flyin'
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| Well, goin' catch ol' Tenbrooks and hitch him in the shade
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| We gonna bury ol' Molly in coffin ready made
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| Coffin ready made
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| Oh Lord, coffin ready made |
Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Molly And Tenbrooks , by - Tom T. Hall. Song from the album Tom T. Hall - Storyteller, Poet, Philosopher, in the genre Кантри