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1. Mary Anne and
Wanda were the best of friends
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all through their high school days,
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both members of the 4H club,
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both active in the FFA.
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After graduation Mary Anne went out
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lookin' for a bright new world,
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Wanda looked all around this town,
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and all she found was Earl.
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2. Well, it wasn't
two weeks after she got married,
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that Wanda started gettin' abused,
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she put on dark glasses and long sleeved
blouses,
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and make up to cover a bruise.
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Well, she finally got the nerve to file
for divorce
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she let the law take it from there,
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but Earl walked right through that
restraining order,
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and
put her in intensive care.
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Right away Mary Anne flew in from Atlanta
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on a red-eye midnight flight.
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She held Wanda's hand as they worked out a
plan,
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and it didn't take 'em long to decide,
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that Earl had to die. Na na na na na.
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Goodbye Earl, those black-eyed peas, na na
na na na,
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they tasted all right to me Earl. You're
feelin' weak ? Na na na na na.
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Why don't you lay down and sleep, Earl, ain't
it dark ?Na na na na na.
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Wrapped up in that tarp, Earl. Na na.
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3. The cops came by
to bring Earl in,
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they searched the house high and low,
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then they tipped their hats, and said,
"Thank you ladies
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if you hear from him let us know".
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Well, the weeks went by and spring turned
to summer,
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and summer faded into fall,
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and it turns out he was a missing person
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who nobody missed at all.
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So the girls bought some land and a
roadside stand
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out on Highway 109.
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They sell Tennessee ham and strawberry jam
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and they don't lose any sleep at night
'cause
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Earl had to die. Na na na na na.
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Goodbye, Earl, we need a break - - -
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Let's go out to the lake Earl, we'll pack
a lunch, na na na na na,
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and stuff you in the trunk, Earl, well, is
that all right ? Na na na na.
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Good, let's go for a ride, Earl, Hey!
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Na na na na na, na na, hey hey hey !
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Na na na na na, na na, hey hey hey !
(Dixie Chicks)