Verse 1: A D On a rainy,windy morning that's the day that i was born on A E In the old sharecroppers one room country shack A D They say my mammy left me,same day that she had me A E A Said she hit the road and never once looked back Verse 2: A D And i just thought i'd mention,my Grandma's old age pension A E Is the reason why i'm standing here today A D I got all my country learning,living and a churning A E A Pickin' cotton,rasin' hell,and bailin' hay Chorus: A D I've been to Georgia on a fast train honey A E I wudn't born no yesterday A D Got a good Christian raisin' and an eighth grade education A E A Ain't no need in y'all a treatin' me this way Verse 3: A D And now sweet Caroline,i don't guess i'll ever find A E Another woman put together like you all A D With your wiggle and your walkin',and your big city talkin' A E A Your brand new shiny Plymouth rag-top car Verse 4: A D Yeah it's hurry up and wait,in this world of give and take A E Seems like haste makes for waste every time A D And i pray to my soul,when you hear those ages roll A E A You better know i'm gonna get my share of mine Chorus.(x2) A E A Ain't no need in y'all a treatin' me this way Thanks to David M. Potter (dmp12@cornell.edu) for the lyrics. Perret Charles-Amir : perret@math.univ-mlv.fr http://soleil.univ-mlv.fr/~perret/country.html