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[Verse 1]
Now they sBay, Hank F#Jr. has strayed
aBway - of all them songs that  put
his  daddy  in  an early  F#grave
but his Edaddy  would  be  proud
if  he  could  Bsee  bocephus  Enow
why  dont  you  Bleave  that  boy
alF#one  and  let  him  sing  his  Bsong
[Verse 2]
Ole  Waylon  has  been  F#known  to
play  half  Btime -  And  he  been
known  to  get  out  of  his  F#mind
Dont  know  Ewhether  hes  right  or
wrong - he's  got  a  string  of  Bhits  
about  two  miles  Elong -  Why  
dont  you  Bleave  that  boy
aF#lone  and  let  him  sing  his  Bsong
[Chorus]
Why  dont  you  Eleave  them  boys
alone  and  let'em  sing  there  Bsongs
 you  know  there  gonna  do
whatever  they  F#want
If  you  Edont  like  the  way  they  sing
Bwho's  gonna  cast  the  first  Estone
Why  dont  you  Bleave  them  boys
aF#lone  and  let'em  sing  there  Bsong
[Verse 3]
BHank  Williams  was tF#he  king  of 
country  Bsoul -  my  daddy  took  me
to  see  him  in  lubuck  but  he  did'nt
F#show -  Now  the  Epeople  got  mad
and  they  all  went  home  
the  fBirst  thing  we  did  was  put  his  
 Erecords  on -  I  Bguess  we  should
have  left  him  F#alone  and  let  him
sing  his  Bsong  
[Chorus]
Why  dont  you  Eleave  them  boys
alone  and  let'em  sing  there  Bsongs
 you  know  there  gonna  do
whatever  they  F#want
If  you  Edont  like  the  way  they  sing
Bwho's  gonna  cast  the  first  Estone
Why  dont  you  Bleave  them  boys
aF#lone  and  let'em  sing  there  Bsong

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Leave Them Boys Alone

by Hank Williams Jr.

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[Verse 1]

B F#

Now they say, Hank Jr. has strayed

away - of all them songs that put

his daddy in an early grave

but his daddy would be proud

B E

if he could see bocephus now

why dont you leave that boy

F# B

alone and let him sing his song

[Verse 2]

Ole Waylon has been known to

play half time - And he been

known to get out of his mind

Dont know whether hes right or

wrong - he's got a string of hits

about two miles long - Why

dont you leave that boy

F# B

alone and let him sing his song

[Chorus]

Why dont you leave them boys

alone and let'em sing there songs

you know there gonna do

whatever they want

If you dont like the way they sing

B E

who's gonna cast the first stone

Why dont you leave them boys

F# B

alone and let'em sing there song

[Verse 3]

B F#

Hank Williams was the king of

country soul - my daddy took me

to see him in lubuck but he did'nt

F# E

show - Now the people got mad

and they all went home

the first thing we did was put his

E B

records on - I guess we should

have left him alone and let him

sing his song

[Chorus]

Why dont you leave them boys

alone and let'em sing there songs

you know there gonna do

whatever they want

If you dont like the way they sing

B E

who's gonna cast the first stone

Why dont you leave them boys

F# B

alone and let'em sing there song

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