Page type: lyric reference
Artist: David Allan Coe
Canonical path: /coe-david-allan/shackles-and-chains
Related lyric paths: 6
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Shackles and Chains
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Shackles and Chains
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On a long lonesome journey I am going
So my sweet little darling don't cry
For in shackles and chains they will take me
To a prison to live till I die
(chorus)
And each night threw the bars
I will gaze at the stars
My dreams dear of you so in vain
A peice of stone I will use for my pillow
While I'm sleeping in shackles and chains
Put your arms threw these bars once more darling
Let me kiss your sweet lips I love best
For in sorrow they were my conculution
And in sadness my haven of rest
(repeat chorus)
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