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*************** SAN FRANCISCO MABEL JOY *************** performed by Waylon Jennings. Capo on the 3rd fret. Verse 1:His daddy waAs a honest man,a red dirtD Georgia farmer A His mama lived a short life having kids and bailing hay E He had fifteen Ayears of ache insiDde to wander A He jumped a freight in Waycross and wound upE in L.A. AVerse 2:The cold nigAhts had no pity on that WaycrossD Georgia farm boy A Most days he went hungry,then the summer came E He met a giArl known on the strip as San FranDcisco Mabel Joy A Destitutions child born on an L.A. strEeet called shame AVerse 3:Growing up Dcame quietly in the arms of Mabel Joy A Laughter found their mornings it brought new meaning to his life E The night beDfore she left sleep came and found that Waycross country boy A With dreams of Georgia cotton and CalifornEia wine AVerse 4:Sunday morDning found him beneath the red light at her door A A right cross sent him reeling and put him face down on the floor E Inplace of MDabel Joy he found a merchant mad marine A E He said your Georgia neck is red,but sonny you're still greenVerse 5:He turned tAwenty-one in grey rockD federal prison A The judge had no mercy on this Waycross,Georgia boy E Staring atA those four grey wall in silence,LDord he listened A E To the midnight freight he knew could take him back to Mabel JoyVerse 6:Sunday morDning found him beneath the red light at her door A With a bullet in his side he cried,have you Eseen Mabel Joy Stunned aDnd shaken someone said she don't live here no more A She left this house four years ago she was Elooking for Some Georgia farm boyDThanks to David M. Potter ([email protected]) for the lyrics. Perret Charles-Amir : [email protected]