Knockin' on Your Screen Door

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I ain't got nobody
 Hangin' 'round my doorstep
 Ain't got no loose change
 Just a-hangin' 'round my jeans
 If you see somebody
 Would you send em' over my way?
 I could use some help here
 With a can of pork and beans
 I once had a family
 But they up and left me
 With nothin' but an 8-track
 Another side of George Jones
 I was in high cotton
 Just a-bangin' on my six-string
 A-kickin' at the trash can
 Walkin' skin and bone
 I can see your back porch
 If I close my eyes now
 I can hear the train tracks
 Through the laundry on the line
 I'm thinkin' it's your business
 But you don't got to answer
 I'm knockin' on your screen door
 In the summertime
 ♪
 Everybody's out there
 Climbin' on the trees now
 A-swingin' in the breeze now
 A-hangin' on the vine
 I'm dreamin' 'bout a sailboat
 I don't need a fur coat
 Underneath the dashboard
 Got some sweet potato wine
 I can see your back porch
 If I close my eyes now
 I can hear the train tracks
 Through the laundry on the line
 I'm thinkin' it's your business
 But you don't got to answer
 I'm knockin' on your screen door
 In the summertime
 I'm knockin' on your screen door
 In the summertime
 
 I ain't got nobody
 Hangin' 'round my doorstep
 Ain't got no loose change
 Just a-hangin' 'round my jeans
 If you see somebody
 Would you send em' over my way?
 I could use some help here
 With a can of pork and beans
 I once had a family
 But they up and left me
 With nothin' but an 8-track
 Another side of George Jones
 I was in high cotton
 Just a-bangin' on my six-string
 A-kickin' at the trash can
 Walkin' skin and bone
 I can see your back porch
 If I close my eyes now
 I can hear the train tracks
 Through the laundry on the line
 I'm thinkin' it's your business
 But you don't got to answer
 I'm knockin' on your screen door
 In the summertime
 ♪
 Everybody's out there
 Climbin' on the trees now
 A-swingin' in the breeze now
 A-hangin' on the vine
 I'm dreamin' 'bout a sailboat
 I don't need a fur coat
 Underneath the dashboard
 Got some sweet potato wine
 I can see your back porch
 If I close my eyes now
 I can hear the train tracks
 Through the laundry on the line
 I'm thinkin' it's your business
 But you don't got to answer
 I'm knockin' on your screen door
 In the summertime
 I'm knockin' on your screen door
 In the summertime
 
 I ain't got nobody
 Hangin' 'round my doorstep
 Ain't got no loose change
 Just a-hangin' 'round my jeans
 If you see somebody
 Would you send em' over my way?
 I could use some help here
 With a can of pork and beans
 I once had a family
 But they up and left me
 With nothin' but an 8-track
 Another side of George Jones
 I was in high cotton
 Just a-bangin' on my six-string
 A-kickin' at the trash can
 Walkin' skin and bone
 I can see your back porch
 If I close my eyes now
 I can hear the train tracks
 Through the laundry on the line
 I'm thinkin' it's your business
 But you don't got to answer
 I'm knockin' on your screen door
 In the summertime
 ♪
 Everybody's out there
 Climbin' on the trees now
 A-swingin' in the breeze now
 A-hangin' on the vine
 I'm dreamin' 'bout a sailboat
 I don't need a fur coat
 Underneath the dashboard
 Got some sweet potato wine
 I can see your back porch
 If I close my eyes now
 I can hear the train tracks
 Through the laundry on the line
 I'm thinkin' it's your business
 But you don't got to answer
 I'm knockin' on your screen door
 In the summertime
 I'm knockin' on your screen door
 In the summertime
 

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Duration
02:19
Key
11
Tempo
174 BPM

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