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Hank, why do you drink
Hank, why do you don't smoke?
Hank why do you drink
Hank, why do you roll smoke?
I am very proud of my daddy's mane,
Although this kind of music and mine ain't exactly the same.
I am very proud of my daddy's name,
Although his kind of music of mine ain't exactly the same.
Odie, I had loved some lady,
And I had loved Jimmy,
When they both tried to fill me, in 1973.
or
Lordy, I had loved some lady,
And I had loved Jim Beam.
When they both tried to kill me, in 1973.
Lord I have loved some ladies and I have loved Jim Beam
And they both tried to kill me in 1973
Why do you drink and why do y'all smoke?
Why do you drink? Hank, why do you roll smoke?
Why do you drink
And why do y'all smoke?
Why do you drink?
Hank, why do you roll smoke?
Why do you drink
And why do you blow smoke?
Why do you drink?
Hank, why do you roll smoke?
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