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Artist: Tom Jones
Canonical path: /tom-jones/he-was-a-friend-of-mine
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He Was a Friend Of Mine
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He Was a Friend Of Mine
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He was a friend of mine
He was a friend of mine.
Every time I think about him now
I just can't keep from cryin'
'Cause he was a friend of mine
He was a friend of mine
He was a friend of mine.
Never had no money to pay for his fines
He was a friend of mine.
He never done no wrong.
He, he never done no wrong.
He was just a poor boy, a long way from home,
He was a friend of mine.
He died on the road
He died on the road.
Never had no money for soficial clothes.
He died on the road.
I stole away and cried
I, I stole away and cried
Never had too much money
Never was quite satisfied
But he was a friend of mine.
He was a friend of mine
He, he was a friend of mine.
Every time I think about him now
I just can't keep from cryin'
'Cause he was a friend of mine
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