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Thread #26162   Message #2495758
Posted By: SouthernCelt
17-Nov-08 - 08:39 AM
Thread Name: Origins: He Had a Long Chain On (Jimmie Driftwood)
Subject: RE: Origins: He Had a Long Chain On (Jimmie Driftwood)
Joe, Robert Earl Keen's version says "bosom" which makes sense since you lower your chin to your upper chest when the head is bowed. Also Keen says "His face was all covered in sadness / His voice full of sorrow and grief" in place of the last two lines of the second verse shown above.

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