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Dixie Chicks-Goodbye Earl
Mary Ann and Wanda were
The best of friends
All through their high school days.
Both members of the 4-H club.
Both active in the FFA.
After graduation
Mary Ann went out
Lookin' for a bright new world.
Wanda looked all around this town
And all she found was Earl.
Well, it wasn't two weeks
After she got married that
Wanda started gettin' abused.
She put on dark glasses
And long sleeve blouses
And makeup to cover a bruise.
Well, she finally got the nerve
To file for divorce.
She let the law take it from there.
But, Earl walked right through
That restraining order and
Put her in intensive care.
Right away Mary Ann flew
In from Atlanta
On a red-eye, midnight flight.
She held Wanda's hand
And they worked out a plan
And it didn't take them
Long to decide that
Earl had to die.
Goodbye Earl
Those blackeyed peas
They tasted alright to me, Earl
You feelin' weak?
Why don't you lay down and sleep, Earl
Ain't it dark
Wrapped up in that tarp, Earl
The cops came by
To bring Earl in.
They searched the house
High and low.
Then they tipped their hats
And said 'thank you, ladies'
'If you hear from him let us know'
Well, the weeks went by
And spring turned to summer
And summer faded into fall
And it turns out he
Was a missing person who
Nobody missed at all.
So the girls bought some land
At a roadside stand
Out on highway 109
They sell Tennessee ham
And strawberry jam
And they don't lose
Any sleep at night.
Cuz Earl had to die.
Goodnight, Earl
We need a break
Let's go out to the lake, Earl
We'll pack a lunch
And stuff you in the trunk, Earl
Well, is that alright?
Good, let's go for a ride, Earl
Hey, well hey, hey, hey
Aw, hey, hey, hey
Well, hey, hey, hey
Mary Ann and Wanda were
The best of friends
All through their high school days.
Both members of the 4-H club.
Both active in the FFA.
After graduation
Mary Ann went out
Lookin' for a bright new world.
Wanda looked all around this town
And all she found was Earl.
Well, it wasn't two weeks
After she got married that
Wanda started gettin' abused.
She put on dark glasses
And long sleeve blouses
And makeup to cover a bruise.
Well, she finally got the nerve
To file for divorce.
She let the law take it from there.
But, Earl walked right through
That restraining order and
Put her in intensive care.
Right away Mary Ann flew
In from Atlanta
On a red-eye, midnight flight.
She held Wanda's hand
And they worked out a plan
And it didn't take them
Long to decide that
Earl had to die.
Goodbye Earl
Those blackeyed peas
They tasted alright to me, Earl
You feelin' weak?
Why don't you lay down and sleep, Earl
Ain't it dark
Wrapped up in that tarp, Earl
The cops came by
To bring Earl in.
They searched the house
High and low.
Then they tipped their hats
And said 'thank you, ladies'
'If you hear from him let us know'
Well, the weeks went by
And spring turned to summer
And summer faded into fall
And it turns out he
Was a missing person who
Nobody missed at all.
So the girls bought some land
At a roadside stand
Out on highway 109
They sell Tennessee ham
And strawberry jam
And they don't lose
Any sleep at night.
Cuz Earl had to die.
Goodnight, Earl
We need a break
Let's go out to the lake, Earl
We'll pack a lunch
And stuff you in the trunk, Earl
Well, is that alright?
Good, let's go for a ride, Earl
Hey, well hey, hey, hey
Aw, hey, hey, hey
Well, hey, hey, hey

