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I think probably everybody remembers where they were at the time, and what they were 
doin'.   I was in the third grade; they let us out of school.  I'll never forget it. 
 
 
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Hee ee was a friend of mine 
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Hee ee was a friend of mine 
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His killin' had no purpose, no reason or rhyme 
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Hee ee was a friend of mine 
 

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Hee ee was in Dallas town 
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Hee ee was in Dallas town 
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From a sixth floor window, a gunner shot him down 
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Hee ee died in Dalls town 
 
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Hee ee never knew my name 
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Hee ee never knew my name 
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Though I never met him , I knew him just the same 
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Hee ee was a friend of mine 
 

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The leader of a nation for such a precious time 
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Hee ee was a friend of mine 
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Hee ee was a friend of mine 
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Hee ee was a friend of mine