MY SWEET ANNETTE

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Me and my Annette, we was as fond as we could be
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We was set to marry in October 33
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I set my sights on courtin' her, as fine as she could be
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I never even noticed her best friend Marilee
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Took a job at the saw mill and I bought my girl a ring
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Had a pre-wedding party, close friends and family
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Everything was fine, eatin' homemade ice cream
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I swear I never noticed maid of honor, Marilee
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My Sweet Annette was left standing at the al-tar.
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My Sweet Annette was left standing at the al-tar.

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Marilee was taken ill, it was several miles from home
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Back then it wasn't fittin' for a girl to leave alone
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Sweet Annette, she asked me to walk her to the door
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As innocent as children back before the war
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My Sweet Annette was left standing at the al-tar.
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My Sweet Annette was left standing at the al-tar.

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Lord have mercy for what we done
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Lord have mercy when two people get alone
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Neither one of us had done anything like that you see
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By the next sunset, I had eloped with Marilee,
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By the next sunset, I had eloped with Marilee,
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By the next sunset, I had eloped with Marilee,

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My Sweet Annette was left standing at the al-tar.

May 2000 - Dayton, OH.
Lyrics by Patterson Hood / Music by Drive-By Truckers
(c)2003 Soul Dump Music (BMI)
Pedal Steel: John Neff / Fiddle: Scott Danborn / High Harmony: Clay Leaverett