Family Tree Song Lyrics and Chords by Loretta Lynn
Family Tree
Written and Recorded by Loretta Lynn
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Woman you don't know me but
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you can bet that I know
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Everybody in this whole darn town knows you
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too
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along our little babies cause I
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wanted them to
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see
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down our family
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didn't come to fight if he was a
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better man I
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might
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I wouldn't dirty my hands on trash like
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out the babies daddy that's
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who they've come to
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Not the woman that's burning
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down our family
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Their daddy once was a good man until he
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ran into trash like
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Take a look at baby's face and tell me who loves
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who
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along his ol' dog Charlie and the
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bills that's over
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due
The job your workin' Lord
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we need money
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too
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better man I
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might
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I wouldn't dirty my hands on trash like
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out the babies daddy that's
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who they've come to
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see
Not the woman that's burning
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down our family
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Not the woman that's burning
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Family Tree?
- The song Family Tree was sang by Loretta Lynn.
Who is Loretta Lynn?
- Loretta Lynn (née Webb April 14, 1932) is an American singer-songwriter. In a career which spans six decades in country music, Lynn has released multiple gold albums. She is famous for hits such as "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)", "Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)", "One's on the Way", "Fist City" and "Coal Miner's Daughter" along with the 1980 biographical film of the same name.
Lynn has received numerous awards and other accolades for her groundbreaking role in country music, including awards from both the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music as a duet partner and an individual artist. She has been nominated 18 times for a GRAMMY Award, and has won 3 times. Lynn is the most awarded female country recording artist and the only female ACM Artist of the Decade (1970s). Lynn has scored 24 No. 1 hit singles and 11 number one albums. She ended nearly 50 years of touring on the road after she suffered a stroke in 2017 and then broke her hip in 2018.
