The Legend Of D Ray White

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Way down in West Vir gina there's some people who are one of a kind.
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They don't need nothing from nobody, 'cause they're already doin' fine.
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You got Hasil Adkins hunching and Mamie is raisin' hell
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And the legend of D. Ray White will never die like a rebel yell.

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And ol' Jesco's dancin' in his daddy's shoes.
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Yea ol' Hasil's still hunchin' out them Boone county blues.
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And ol' Mamie, you know she's done some time in jail
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And the legend of D. Ray White will never die like a rebel yell.

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Bertie Mae White, She's the strongest woman that I've ever met in my life.
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She raised over 24 of her own and had to watch her husband die.
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She's always fightin' hard and living off the land
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And when she's done livin' in this world, you know the Lord's gonna take her by her hand.

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And ol' Jesco's dancin' in his daddy's shoes.
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Yea ol' Hasil's still hunchin' out them Boone county blues.
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And Mamie, you know she's still raisin' hell
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And the legend of D. Ray White will never die like a rebel yell.
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And the legend of D. Ray White will never die like a rebel yell.