Carrol County Accident - Porter Wagoner

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CARROL COUNTY'S POINTED OUT AS KINDA SQUARE
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THE BIGGEST THING THAT HAPPENS IS THE COUNTY FAIR
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AND I GUESS THAT'S WHY IT SEEMED LIKE SUCH A BIG EVENT
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WHAT WE ALL CALL THE CARROL COUNTY ACCIDENT
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THE WRECK WAS ON THE HIGHWAY JUST INSIDE THE LINE
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WALTER BROWNING LOST HIS LIFE AND FOR A TIME
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IT SEEMED THAT MARY ELLEN JONES WOULD SURELY DIE
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BUT SHE LIVED LONG ENOUGH FOR HER TO TESTIFY
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NOW WALTER BROWNING WAS A HAPPY MARRIED MAN
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AND HE WORE A GOLDEN WEDDING RING UPON HIS HAND
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BUT IT WAS GONE NOBODY KNEW JUST WHERE IT WENT
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HE'D LOST IT IN THE CARROL COUNTY ACCIDENT


First Key Change:
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MARY ELLEN TESTIFIED HE FLAGGED HER DOWN
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SAID HE WAS SICK AND COULD SHE DRIVE HIM INTO TOWN
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AND NO ONE EVEN DOUBTED WHAT SHE SAID WAS TRUE
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CAUSE SHE WAS WELL RESPECTED IN THE COUNTY TOO
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I WENT DOWN TO SEE THE WRECK LIKE ALL THE REST
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THE BLOODY SEATS THE BROKEN GLASS THE TANGLED MESS
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BUT I FOUND SOMETHING NO ONE ELSE HAD EVEN SEEN
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BEHIND THE DASH IN MARY'S CRUMPLED UP MACHINE


Final Key Change:
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A LITTLE MATCHBOX CIRCLED BY A RUBBER BAND
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AND INSIDE THE RING FROM WALTER BROWNING'S HAND
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AND IT TOOK AWHILE TO FIGURE OUT JUST WHAT IT MEANT
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THE TRUTH BEHIND THE CARROL COUNTY ACCIDENT
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BY DARK OF NIGHT I DROPPED THE RING INTO A WELL
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AND TOOK A SACRED OATH THAT I WOULD NEVER TELL
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THE TRUTH ABOUT THE CARROL COUNTY ACCIDENT
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CAUSE THE COUNTY'D ORDERED DAD A MARBLE MONUMENT
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I LOST HIM IN THE CARROL COUNTY ACCIDENT....