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He Went to Paris

Waylon Jennings
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******************* HE WENT TO PARIS ********************
performed by Waylon Jennings.
Verse 1:
He went to Paris lookin' for answers to questions 
That bothered him so 
He was impressive,young and agressive
Savin' the world on his own 
Warm summer breezes,French wine and cheeses
Put his ambition at bay 
The summers and winters scattered like splinters
And four or five years slipped away 
Verse 2:
He went to England,played the piano,and married 
An actress named Kim 
They had a good life,she was a good wife
And bore him a young son named Jim 
All of the answers and all of the questions
He locked in his attic one day 
'Cause he liked the quiet clean country livin'
And twenty more years slipped away 
Verse 3:
War took his baby,Bombs killed his lady and left him 
With only one eye 
His body was battered,his whole world was shattered
All he could do was just cry 
While the tears were fallin' he was recallin'
Answers that he never found 
So he hopped in a freighter,skidded the ocean
And left England without a sound 
Verse 4:
Now he lives in the islands,fishes the pilin' and drinks 
His Green label each day 
Writing his memoirs,losin' his hearin'
But he don't care what most people say 
After eighty-six years of perpetual motion
If he likes you he'll smile and say 
"Jimmy,some of it's magic,probably tragic,
But i had a good life all the way" 
He went to Paris lookin' for answers to questions 
That bothered him so 
Thanks to Brian Michalowski for the lyrics and for the chords.
Perret Charles-Amir : perret@diva.univ-mlv.fr

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