Tony Joe White - High Sheriff Of Calhoun Parrish Chords

[Verse 1]
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It was said of the sheriff of Calhoun Parrish
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Not to ever touch his daughter Anna Lee,
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For to look at her with lustful eyes was certain
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To get you time in the penitentiary.

[Verse 2]
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It was true, she was quite voluptuous
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It was true, she had eyes for me;
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Then one night at a dance she walked up to me
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And asked me would i meet her down by the creek

[Verse 3]
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As i listened to her dangerous proposal
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I thought about the high sheriff catching me
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As i shook my head and quietly left the party,
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I heard her laugh and say "you'll be sorry"

[Verse4]
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Then came upon my door a loud disturbance,
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I opened it to the sheriff and his deputy.
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He said, "son, did you molest my daughter?"
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I said, "sheriff, i do not know of what you speak."

[Verse 5]
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Then he grabbed me roughly by the collar
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And flung me sprawling out into the street;
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There were days in the jail with claustrophobia
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And all on account of that wench Anna Lee

[Verse 6]
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Well i finally worked a bar loose from the window
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And i made my way into the woods of calhoun,
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Late that night i came upon the cabin;
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It was the home of Harham Cross, a friend i knew.

[Verse 7]
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Would you mind if i sat down at your table
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'cause it's been a while since i've had time to eat
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And i'll pay y'all back when i'm able,
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But right now the high sheriff is after me.