SARATOGA SON

In 1931 Saratoga had a Son

Whose voice would make a country listen up

The distinction was made, when Hank Williams told him Hey

You just sing like yourself, and don’t give up

Well, he tried a couple times, and he almost lost his life

But didn't lose the love of fans and friends

Never tried to hide his vice, Some times did not play nice

Just one of Country Music’s wild men

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When the drink came after him

We all thought that it would win

But he was more of a man 

Than it could hold

The Good Lord Took him home

But his memory will live on

You will be missed down here

Mr. Jones

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In 1931 Saratoga had a Son

And he became a country superstar

A downright renegade, that did learn to change his ways

And then survived the scars of living hard

And everyone that loved him, I know has shed some tears

Over the loss that we've sustained today

To his family and his friends, I pray for hearts to mend

And once they do, remember him this way

Hear laughter from the skies, take a chance and close your eyes

Until you picture him with Hank and John

I hear him singing loud with the angels in the clouds

You know a legend’s never really gone

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When the drink came after him

We all thought that it would win

But he was more of a man 

Than it could hold

The Good Lord Took him home

But his memory will live on

You will be missed down here

Mr. Jones

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Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
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~~~ I will Miss You~~~