Summer Wages Song Lyrics and Chords by Doyle Lawson
Summer Wages
Recorded J.D. Crowe
Written by Ian Tyson
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Never hit seventeen when you
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play against the dealer
For you
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know that the
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odds won't ride with
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you
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never leave your woman alone
When your
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friends are out to steal her
Here's a
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gamble and
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lost like summer
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And we'll keep rollin' on till we
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get to Vancouver
And the
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woman that I
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love is living
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there
Its been
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six long months and
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more since I've seen her
She may be
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gambled and
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gone like summer
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And
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all the beer taverns all
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down along
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Young
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The dreams of the
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season are all
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spilled down on the
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floor
All the
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big stands of timber just
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waitin' for
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fallin'
And the hustlers sit and
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watchfully as they
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wait there by the
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door
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So I'll work on them towboats in
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my slippery city shoes
Which I
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swore I would
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never do a
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gain
Through the
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gray fog bound straights
Where the
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cedars stand watchin'
I'll be far
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off and
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gone like summer
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She's a woman so fine I may
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never try to find her
For good
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memories are
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what we had
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before
They
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should never be changed
For they're
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all that I'll take with me
Now I've
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gambled and
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lost my summer
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Years are
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gambled and
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lost like summer
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Summer Wages?
- The song Summer Wages was sang by Doyle Lawson.
Who is Doyle Lawson?
- Doyle Lawson (born April 20, 1944) is an American traditional bluegrass and Southern gospel musician. He is best known as a mandolin player, vocalist, producer, and leader of the 6-man group Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. Lawson was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2012.
