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1	There once was a man and he couldn't cry.						There once was a man who just couldn't cry	1
2	He hadn't cried for years and for years.						He hadn't cried for years and for years	2
3	Napalmed babies,           movie love stories,						Napalmed babies and the movie love story	3
4	For instance could not produce tears.						For instance could not produce tears	4
5							As a child he had cried as all children will	5
6	As a child he had cried as all children will.						Then at some point his tear ducts ran dry	6
7	Then at some point his tear ducts all ran dry.						He grew to be a man, the feces hit the fan	7
8	Grew to be a man, it all hit the fan,						Things got bad, but he couldn't cry	8
1	Things got bad but he couldn't cry.							1
9							His dog was run over, his wife up and left him	9
10	His dog           got ran over, his wife up and left him,						And after that he got sacked from his job	10
11	And after that he got sacked from his job.						Lost                                     his arm in the war, was laughed at by a whore	11
12	Lost his arm in the war, was laughed at by a whore,						Ah, but sill not                                  a sniffle or sob	12
2	Ah, but still not a sniffle or sob.							2
13							His novel was refused, his movie was panned	13
14	Well, his novel                 was refused and his movie was panned,						And his big Broadway show was a flop	14
3	And his big Broadway show was a flop.							3
15	He got sent off to jail, you guessed it, no bail.						He got sent off to jail; you guessed it, no bail	15
16	Aw, but still not a dribble or drop.						Oh, but still not a dribble or drop	16
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17	In jail he was beaten, bullied and buggered,						In jail he was beaten, bullied and buggered	17
18	And made to make license plates.						And made to make license plates	18
19	Water and bread was all he was fed,						Water and bread was all he was fed	19
20	Not      once did a tear stain his face.						But not once did a tear stain his face	20
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21	Doctors were called in, scientists too,						Doctors were called in, scientists, too	21
22	Theologians were last and practically least.						Theologians were last and practically least	22
6	They all agreed sure enough, this is no cream puff,							6
23	Aw, but in fact an insensitive beast. Mmmm.						They all agreed sure enough; this was sure no cream puff	23
24							But in fact an insensitive beast	24
7	He was taken from jail and placed in a place,							7
25	For the insensitive             and the insane.						He was removed from jail and placed in a place	25
26	He made a lot of friends and he played a lot of chess,						For the insensitive                   and the insane	26
27	And he cried every time it would rain.						He played lots of chess and made lots of friends	27
28							And he wept every time it would rain	28
8	Once it rained forty days and it rained forty nights.							8
29	And he cried              and he cried and he cried and he cried.						Once it rained forty days and it rained forty nights	29
30	On the forty-first day, he passed away,						And                         he cried and he cried and he cried and he cried	30
9	He just dehydrated and died.							9
31							On the forty-first day, he passed away	31
32	He went up to heaven, located his dog,						He just dehydrated and died	32
10	After that he rejoined his arm.							10
33	Below, all the critics, they took it all back,						Well, he went up to heaven, located his dog	33
34	Cancer robbed the whore of her charm.						Not only that, but he rejoined his arm	34
35							Down below, all the critics, they loot it all back	35
36	His ex-wife died        of stretch marks, his ex-employer went broke,						Cancer robbed the whore of her charm	36
11	The theologians were finally found out.							11
37	Right down to the ground, the jail house burned down,						His ex-wife died of stretch marks, his ex-employer went broke	37
38	The earth suffered perpetual drought.						The theologians were finally found out	38
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39	[Vocal stylings.]						Right down to the ground, that old jail house burned down	39
40							The earth suffered perpetual drought	40
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14	[THE MAN WHO COULDN'T CRY]							14
15	[Written by: Loudon Wainwright III[1]							15
16	Performed by: Johnny Cash							16
17	Appears on: American Recordings (I)-1994.]							17
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19	[1]Loudon Snowden Wainwright III (born September 5, 1946) is an American							19
20	songwriter, folk singer, humorist, and actor. Wainwright is known for the							20
21	1972 novelty song hit "Dead Skunk (in the Middle of the Road)" and for							21
22	playing Captain Spalding (the "singing surgeon") on three episodes of the							22
23	American television show M*A*S*H in its third season.]							23

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