I Didn't Jump The Fence Song Lyrics and Chords by Cal Smith
I Didn't Jump The Fence
Recorded by Cal Smith Written by Gene Crysler
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Mr. angry neighbor yes I
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know just how you
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feel
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Cause I've been picking
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your fruit but don't tell me I
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steal
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haven't been in your yard my tracks ain't on your
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ground
Your tree hangs over
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my fence the
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nights you're not
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around
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didn't jump the fence the
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fruit was offered
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free
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I couldn't reach your apples if
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you just trimmed your tree
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Sure I've held your darling but Mister where's your
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sense
She's the one got
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lonely
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I didn't jump the
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fence
Now friend you see that little trail
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that runs between our
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homes
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These ain't the shoes that
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wore it there the nights that you were
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gone
So
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don't show me your anger or shout I stole a
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kiss
When she did all the
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walking
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I didn't jump the
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fence
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FAQ
Who sang the the song I Didn't Jump The Fence?
- The song I Didn't Jump The Fence was sang by Cal Smith.
Who is Cal Smith?
- Calvin Grant Shofner (April 7, 1932 - October 10, 2013), known professionally as Cal Smith, was an American country musician, most famous for his 1974 hits "Country Bumpkin" and "It's Time to Pay the Fiddler".
