Bill Monroe For Breakfast Song Lyrics and Chords by Tom T. Hall
Bill Monroe For Breakfast
Written and Recorded by Tom T. Hall
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When I was just a little boy we
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lived down on a
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farm
Seven miles from nowhere and a hundred miles from
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made our livin' from the dirt
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if anything would
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grow
And we got our country music from a
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big old radi
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had Bill Monroe for breakfast every
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Then we'd head out to the fields
A hoein' corn and mowin'
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momma loved his singin' daddy
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loved to hear him
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play
And we had Bill Monroe for breakfast
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We had a big old battery that
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ran the radi
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Sometimes we run it down listenin' to the Opry
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But we
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all had our instruments and
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most of us could
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play
So we had Bill Monroe for
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breakfast
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anyway
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Momma was a lady and my
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daddy liked to
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preach
All we ever had was just a place to eat and
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If I could
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go back home again back
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to the simple
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Oh we'd have Bill Monroe for breakfast
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We had Bill Monroe for breakfast
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Bill Monroe For Breakfast?
- The song Bill Monroe For Breakfast was sang by Tom T. Hall.
Who is Tom T. Hall?
- Thomas T. Hall (born May 25, 1936) is an American country music songwriter, singer, instrumentalist, novelist, and short-story writer. He has written 12 No. 1 hit songs, with 26 more that reached the Top 10, including the No. 1 international pop crossover smash "Harper Valley PTA" and the hit "I Love", which reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. He is included in Rolling Stones list of 100 Greatest Songwriters. He became known to fans as "The Storyteller," thanks to his storytelling skills in his songwriting.
