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Artist: Marc Bolan and T. Rex
Canonical path: /marc-bolan-and-t-rex/carsmile-smith-and-the-old-one
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Carsmile Smith and the Old One
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Carsmile Smith and the Old One
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Carsmile Smith he's the Old One
Dontcha you know that he's the Good One
Dontcha, dontcha
Bessy stood by the side of the grave
Like a woman of love would do
She hung her hands into a knot of grief
For a man she never knew
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Dontcha, dontcha
Dontcha, dontcha
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