Page type: lyric reference
Artist: John Hiatt
Canonical path: /john-hiatt/mr-stanley
Related lyric paths: 6
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Mr. Stanley
Read Mr. Stanley lyrics by John Hiatt on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Mr. Stanley
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Mr. Stanley loved me just like a son
Mr. Stanley loved me just like a son
Now he's gone I ain't got no one
Daddy died when I wasn't half a man
Oh my daddy died when I wasn't half a man
Mr. Stanley took me in raised me the best he can
Mr. Stanley loved me just like a son
Mr. Stanley loved me just like a son
Now he's gone I ain't got no one
Six white horses coming down to Tennessee
Six white horses coming down to Tennessee
In the middle of the night to take Mr. Stanley away from me
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John Hiatt performs "Mr. Stanley", and this lyric page sits inside the John Hiatt catalog on LyroVerse.
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