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	Current version of Kenny Rogers Lyrics Coward of the County (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/k/kenny-rogers/coward-of-the-county...) Current version of the lyrics						Version 1 of Kenny Rogers Lyrics Coward of the County (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/k/kenny-rogers/coward-of-the-county...) Version 1 of the lyrics
1	Everyone considered him						everyone considered him the coward of the county	1
2	The coward of                               the county						he’d never stood one single time to prove the county wrong	2
3	He’d never stood one single time						his mama named him Tommy, but folks just called him Yellow	3
4	To prove the county                             wrong						something always told me they were reading Tommy wrong	4
1	His mama named him Tommy							1
5	The folks just called him Yellow						He was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison	5
6	Something always told me						I looked after Tommy, ´cause he was by brother’s son	6
7	They were reading Tommy wrong						I still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy	7
8							„son, my life is over, but yours has just begun“	8
2	He was only ten years old							2
9	When his daddy died in prison						CHORUS Promise me son not to do the things I’ve done	9
10	I looked after Tommy						walk away from trouble if you can	10
11	'Cause he was my brother’s son						it won’t mean you’re weak if you turn the other cheek	11
3	I still recall the final words							3
4	My brother said to Tommy							4
5	"Son, my life is over							5
6	But yours is just begun							6
7								7
8	Promise me son, not to do the things I’ve done							8
9	Walk away from trouble if you can							9
10	Now it won’t mean you’re weak							10
11	If you turn the other cheek							11
	I hope, you’re old enough to understand						I hope, you’re old enough to understand
12	Son, you don’t have to fight to be a man"						son, you don’t have to fight to be a man	12
13	There’s someone for everyone						There’s someone for everyone, and Tommy’s love was Becky	13
14	And Tommy’s love                                    was Becky						in her arms he didn’t have to prove he was a man	14
15	In her arms, he didn’t have						one day while he was working, the Gatlin boys came calling	15
16	To prove he                    was a man						they took turns at Becky (there was three of them)	16
12	One day while he was workin’							12
13	The gatlin boys came callin’							13
14	They took turns at Becky							14
15	There was three of them							15
16								16
17	Tommy opened up the door							17
18	And saw his Becky cryin’							18
19	The torn dress, the shattered look							19
20	Was more than he could stand							20
21	He reached above the fireplace							21
22	And took down his daddy’s picture							22
23	As his tears fell on his daddy’s face							23
24	He heard these words again							24
25								25
26	"Promise me, son, not to do the things I’ve done							26
27	Walk away from trouble if you can							27
28	Now it won’t mean you’re weak							28
29	If you turn the other cheek							29
30	I hope you’re old enough to understand							30
31	Son, you don’t have to fight to be a man"							31
32								32
33	The gatlin' boys just laughed at him							33
34	When he walked into the barroom							34
35	One of them got up							35
36	And met him halfway ’cross the floor							36
37	When Tommy turned around							37
38	They said, "Hey look, ol’ Yellow’s leavin’"							38
39	But you could a heard a pin drop							39
40	When Tommy stopped and blocked the door							40
41								41
42	Twenty years of crawlin’							42
43	Was bottled up inside him							43
44	He wasn’t holdin’ nothin’ back							44
45	He let ’em have it all							45
46	When Tommy left the barroom							46
47	Not a gatlin' boy was standin’							47
48	He said, "This one’s for Becky",							48
49	As he watched the last one fall							49
17	And I heard him say						Tommy opened the door and saw his Becky crying	17
18	"I promised you, dad, not to do the things you've done						The torn dress,                    the shattered look was more than he could stand	18
19	I walk away from trouble when I can						he reached above the fireplace and took down his daddy‘s picture	19
20	Now please don’t think I’m weak						as his tears fell on his daddy’s face, he heard this word again	20
50	I didn’t turn the other cheek							50
21	And papa, I sure hope you understand						CHORUS	21
51	Sometimes you gotta fight when you’re a man"							51
1							The Gatlin boys just laughed at him when he walked into the bar room	1
2							one of them got up and met him half way cross the floor	2
3							when Tommy turned around they said „hey look old Yellow’s leaving“	3
4							but you could’ve heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and locked the door	4
22	Everyone considered                                          him						Twenty years of crawling were bottled up inside him	22
	The coward of the county						he would hold nothing back - - he let ‘em have it all
5							when Tommy left the bar room, not a Gatlin boy was standing	5
6							he said „this one‘s for Becky“, as he watched the last one fall	6
7								7
8							(now hear him say)	8
9								9
10							„I promised you dad not to do the things you’ve done	10
11							I walk away from trouble when I can	11
12							now please don’t think I’m weak I didn’t turn the other cheek	12
13							and papa I should hope you understand	13
14							sometimes you gotta fight when you’re a man“	14
15							Everyone considered him the coward of the county	15

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