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[00:05.95](Jerry Foster - Bill Rice)
[00:06.71]I'm calling from the station
[00:09.25]And I haven't got much time to let you know
[00:14.53]Got a ticket for Missouri
[00:18.38]And there's things I need to say before I go.
[00:23.38]If I could I'd have you meet me but I don't see how I can
[00:27.94]I don't have enough to pay your fare
[00:32.36]There's a factory in Columbus hiring now I understand
[00:36.74]And they're looking for an able bodied man.
[00:44.07]You should see some money
[00:46.27]In the letter that I mailed two days ago
[00:53.04]But when I wrote the letter saying
[00:55.83]You could come to me, I didn't know.
[01:02.15]That I was goin' to lose my job in such a little while
[01:06.36]So now we're gonna have to change our plans
[01:10.24]They may not hire me in Columbus but I'm pretty sure they will
[01:14.27]'Cause they're looking for an able bodied man.
[01:26.25]--- Instrumental ---
[01:27.82]If I'd have more education now
[01:30.86]I'd've made a better life for me and you
[01:35.24]But just simple manual labor
[01:37.54]Is the only kind of work that I can do.
[01:44.26]The bus is loadin' for Missouri so I guess I'd better go
[01:49.71]I'll call you just as soon as I can
[01:52.67]I'll be sending you a ticket 'cause I think I'll get a job
[01:57.68]If they're looking for an able bodied man?
[02:02.39]And remember I'm your able bodied man...
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