Malinda

[00:05.75] I drifted into Arkansas in the middle of September
[00:12.06] I hadn't planned to stay for long
[00:14.72] Just to visit an old friend that I remember
[00:20.95] Quite surprised, he asked if I could stay till late October
[00:26.83] And help him with his crops till harvest time was over
[00:34.12] He offered me a clean white bed
[00:37.24] Said that I was welcome at his table
[00:42.70] But I told him that I'd eat outside
[00:46.20] Bed down in the barn above the stables
[00:51.71] I told him that I didn't want
[00:54.82] To be no trouble to his lovely wife
[01:00.43] But he didn't know she was the reason
[01:03.89] That I'd come 'cause I loved her more than life
[01:09.08] Oh, Melinda
[01:12.27] I just had to see you one more time, Melinda
[01:17.95] I won't cause you any trouble with my stay
[01:24.00] Oh, Melinda
[01:27.03] I just had to see you one more time, Melinda
[01:32.94] One more time, Melinda, then I'll go away
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[01:42.46] Melinda, it's so good to see you happy
[01:46.89] I had always hoped you would be
[01:51.58] I know you couldn't help it
[01:54.60] That you loved him more than you loved me
[02:00.29] I know he's a good man
[02:03.86] And he's always been a friend of mine
[02:09.04] And I think the world of both of you
[02:12.39] And I just had to see you one more time
[02:17.70] Oh, Melinda
[02:20.83] I just had to see you one more time, Melinda
[02:26.70] I won't cause you any trouble with my stay
[02:32.66] Oh, Melinda
[02:35.79] I just had to see you one more time, Melinda
[02:41.57] One more time, Melinda, then I'll go away
[02:47.59] One more time, Melinda, then I'll go away
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