Wayne Rostad - Dollard Marlowe Chords & Tabs

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Dollard Marlowe doesn’t live on the Kaywood Road anymore

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They took him to the City to a government old age home

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All of us eventually will wither and grow old

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Dollard Marlowe doesn’t live on the Kaywood Road anymore

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The wood pile by the back shed, the work of his withered hands

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Home built of local pine, when he was a young man

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Now they got him in that city compound ‘til he breathes no more

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I wonder if he’d rather die along the Kaywood Road

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Last summer, Dollard shared a pot of Stag Creek country tea

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He poured himself a shaky cup, then one for Billy and me
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In leaving, we promised him we’d come again for sure

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But Dollard Marlowe doesn’t live on the Kaywood Road anymore

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Progress teaches all of us, we must pay its price

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Electric lights are practical, but a lantern sure is nice

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Don’t trust your neighbour out of fear that he might get you first

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And don’t dare die until you’ve checked with the city officials first

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Dollard now is crying out for the only life he knows

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Cursing modern progress that took away his home

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But one day soon his soul will come back to that cabin door

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And stare upon the pavement they’ve laid on the Kaywood Road

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No, Dollard Marlowe doesn’t live on that dusty road anymore