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Artist - Dolly Parton
Song   - Joshua
DWell a good ways down the railroad track 
GThere was this little old rundown shack 
AAnd in it lived a man I'd never seen 
DFolks said he was a mean and a vicious man 
GAnd you better not set foot on his land 
AI didn't think nobody could be that Dmean 
DSo I took me out walking down the railroad track 
GI was a-gonna go down to that little old shack 
And just Afind out if all them things I'd heard was Dtrue 
There was a big black dog laying out in the yard 
And it Ggrowled at me and I swallowed hard 
And I Aheard somebody say well who are Dyou 
Oh and there he stood in the door of that shack 
His Gbeard and his hair was long and black 
And Ahe was the biggest man I'd ever Dseen 
When he spoke his voice was low and deep    
But Ghe just didn't frighten me 
'Cause Asomehow I just knew he wasn't Dmean 
He said what you doing snooping 'round my place 
And GI saw a smile come across his face 
ASo I smiled back and I told him who I was 
DHe said come on in and pull you up a chair 
GYou might as well since you already here 
And Ahe said you can call me DJoshua 
GJoshua DJoshua 
AWhatcha doing living here Dall alone 
GJoshua DJoshua 
AAin't you got nobody to Dcall your own 
No Ano no Eno 
EWe talked 'til the sun was clean out of sight 
And Awe still talking when it come daylight 
And Bthere was just so much we had to say hey 
EI'd spent my life in an orphan's home 
And Ajust like him I was all alone 
So BI said yeah when he asked if I'd Estay 
Oh we grew closer as time went on 
And that Alittle old shack it was a happy home 
BAnd we just couldn't help but fall in love 
EThat big black dog and that little old shack 
ASitting down by the railroad track 
It's Bplenty good enough for me and DJoshua 
GJoshua DJoshua 
Why Ayou're just what I've been Elooking for 
AJoshua EJoshua 
BYou ain't gonna be lonesome Eanymore 
BNo no 
BMe and JoshAua E  
Me and Joshua 
Me and Joshua yeah yeah 
Me and Joshua

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Joshua

by Dolly Parton

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Artist - Dolly Parton

Song - Joshua

Well a good ways down the railroad track

There was this little old rundown shack

And in it lived a man I'd never seen

Folks said he was a mean and a vicious man

And you better not set foot on his land

A D

I didn't think nobody could be that mean

So I took me out walking down the railroad track

I was a-gonna go down to that little old shack

A D

And just find out if all them things I'd heard was true

There was a big black dog laying out in the yard

And it growled at me and I swallowed hard

A D

And I heard somebody say well who are you

Oh and there he stood in the door of that shack

His beard and his hair was long and black

A D

And he was the biggest man I'd ever seen

When he spoke his voice was low and deep

But he just didn't frighten me

A D

'Cause somehow I just knew he wasn't mean

He said what you doing snooping 'round my place

And I saw a smile come across his face

So I smiled back and I told him who I was

He said come on in and pull you up a chair

You might as well since you already here

A D

And he said you can call me Joshua

G D

Joshua Joshua

A D

Whatcha doing living here all alone

G D

Joshua Joshua

A D

Ain't you got nobody to call your own

A E

No no no no

We talked 'til the sun was clean out of sight

And we still talking when it come daylight

And there was just so much we had to say hey

I'd spent my life in an orphan's home

And just like him I was all alone

B E

So I said yeah when he asked if I'd stay

Oh we grew closer as time went on

And that little old shack it was a happy home

And we just couldn't help but fall in love

That big black dog and that little old shack

Sitting down by the railroad track

B D

It's plenty good enough for me and Joshua

G D

Joshua Joshua

A E

Why you're just what I've been looking for

A E

Joshua Joshua

B E

You ain't gonna be lonesome anymore

No no

B A E

Me and Joshua

Me and Joshua yeah yeah

Me and Joshua

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