Intro 
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[Verso 1]
 
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Pairlee was a bastard child 
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Born in east Tennessee 
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  Mama left her one day, 
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  granddaddy took her away 

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Grandpa just tended his mill 
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And he planted the corn in the field 
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  Pairlee works by his side, 
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  they sing up to the sky 



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Pairlee,  Pairlee 
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  Died under an apple tree 
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  One cold winter's night, 
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  the frost took her life 


[Verso 2]
 
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They'd walk through the woods at night 
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Holding hands, he'd let her lead 
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  Dreamt of days without corn, 
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  prayed with hands that were worn 

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There's something about them woods 
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A child can never know 
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  Where the old fallen leaves 
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  go when they float down the stream 



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Pairlee,  Pairlee 
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  Died under an apple tree 
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  One cold winter's night, 
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  the frost took her life 


Instrumental 
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[Verso 3]

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And grandpa, he loved Pairlee 
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But his mind was getting so old 
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  One night beneath that tree, 
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  Pairlee fell deep asleep 

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And grandpa just wandered around 
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In the dark down by the creek 
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  It was mid December 
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  when her forgot her 



[Refrão]

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Pairlee,  Pairlee 
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  Died under an apple tree 
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  One cold winter's night, 
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  the frost took her life 



[Verso 4]

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Now pa just sits in his yard 
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No corn to tend in his mill 
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  'neath that tree he finds shade, 
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  right where Pairlee had laid