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Green Corn Lyrics

[Chorus]
Green corn, green corn
Green corn, come along Charlie
Green corn, go and tell Polly
Green corn, green corn

[Verse 1]
All I want in this creation
Is little-bitty-wife and big foundation
Two little boys call me papa
One named Thomas and one named David

[Chorus]
Green corn, green corn
Green corn, come along Charlie
Green corn, go and tell Polly
Green corn, come along Charlie
Green corn

[Verse 2]
Boys call me papa
One named Thomas and one named David
One named Thomas and one named David
One's gonna put up, other's gonna save me

[Chorus]
Green corn, green corn
Green corn, come along Charlie
Green corn, go and tell Polly
Green corn

[Verse 3]
Stand around, stand around the demijohn
Stand around, stand around the demijohn
Stand around, stand around the demijohn
Stand around, stand around the demijohn

[Chorus]
Green corn, come along Charlie
Green corn, go and tell Polly
Green corn, green corn
Green corn, green corn
Green corn, green corn

[Verse 4]
[?]

[Outro]
Green corn, come along Charlie
Green corn, come along Charlie
Green corn, come along Charlie
Green corn, run and tell Polly
Stand around, stand around
Stand around, stand around
Stand around, stand around the demijohn
Stand around, stand around the demijohn

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mellow_harsher On Aug 09, 2024

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[Chorus]
Green corn, green corn
Green corn, come along Charlie
Green corn, go and tell Polly
Green corn, green corn

[Verse 1]
All I want in this creation
Is little-bitty-wife and big foundation
Two little boys call me papa
One named Thomas and one named David

[Chorus]
Green corn, green corn
Green corn, come along Charlie
Green corn, go and tell Polly
Green corn, come along Charlie
Green corn

[Verse 2]
Boys call me papa
One named Thomas and one named David
One named Thomas and one named David
One's gonna put up, other's gonna save me

[Chorus]
Green corn, green corn
Green corn, come along Charlie
Green corn, go and tell Polly
Green corn

[Verse 3]
Stand around, stand around the demijohn
Stand around, stand around the demijohn
Stand around, stand around the demijohn
Stand around, stand around the demijohn

[Chorus]
Green corn, come along Charlie
Green corn, go and tell Polly
Green corn, green corn
Green corn, green corn
Green corn, green corn

[Verse 4]
[?]

[Outro]
Green corn, come along Charlie
Green corn, come along Charlie
Green corn, come along Charlie
Green corn, run and tell Polly
Stand around, stand around
Stand around, stand around
Stand around, stand around the demijohn
Stand around, stand around the demijohn

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2024-08-09 16:23:01

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