A
I knew an old drunk named Abner Brown
A9E
Nobody knew when he came to town
DA
But he spread good will to his fellow men
EA
And they let him sleep in the cotton gin
A
He could drink more brew than an army could
A9E
But he had more friends and he did more good
DA
Than a lot of fine fancy people in our town
EA
So they tolerated Abner Brown
A
And all us kids were on his side
A9E
'Cause he told us tales till our eyes grew wide
DA
And he made us feel bout ten feet tall
EA
'Cause he had no kids but he claimed us all
A
And after school and on weekends
A9E
You could find me down at the cotton gin
DA
Truest friend that I ever found
EA
Was A good old drunk named Abner Brown
DA
Abner Brown, I wish that I could see you once again
DAE
I believe that you'd stack up with all the mighty men
AD
I've met and known in all the low And higher places that I've been
AF#mDEA
Thinking of you picks me up when I'm feeling down I thank the Lord for making Abner Brown
AA9E
Lord take me back to the cotton land To Arkansas take me home again
DA
Let me be the boy that I once have been
EA
Let me walk that road to the cotton gin
AA9E
He's probably dead many years ago And gone the way that old drunks go
DAEA
But I'd still like to sit me down Talk to my old friend, Abner Brown
DA
Abner Brown, I wish that I could see you once again
DAE
I believe that you'd stack up with all the mighty men
AD
I've met and known in all the low And higher places that I've been
AF#mDEA
Thinking of you picks me up when I'm feeling down I thank the Lord for making Abner Brown
DEA
I thank the Lord for making Abner Brown
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