The Little Lady Preacher Song Lyrics and Chords by Tom T. Hall
The Little Lady Preacher
Written and Recorded by Tom T. Hall
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Oh the little lady preacher from the
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Limestone
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Church
I'll never forget her I
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guess
She
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preached each Sunday morning on
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the local rad
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io
With a big black Bible and
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a snow white
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dress
She was
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nineteen years of age and was
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developed to a fault
But I will admit she knew the Bible
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well
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little white lace hankie marked the
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text that she would use
She'd breathe into that microphone an
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d send us all t
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hell
She had a guitar picker by the
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name of Luther
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Short
A hairy legged soul lost out in
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sin
She would
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turn and smile at Luther when the
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program would
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commence
With a voice as sweet as angels' she would
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break out in a
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hymn
I was
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picking for her too with what we
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called the doghouse bass
I clung to every word that passed her
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lips
She
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was down on booze and cigarettes and
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high on days to come
And she'd punctuate the prophecy with
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movements of her
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hips
The Lord knows how I loved her he was
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there each time she
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preached
But old Luther took her home each Sunday
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morn
Looking
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back I still recall the way it
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hurt my tender
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pride
I longed to be a hero but they're
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made not
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born
Some
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times old Luther showed up at the
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studio half tight
And smoking was a thing he liked to
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do
She
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never said a word to him but
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said a prayer for me
I told her in a way that I've been
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praying for her
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too
One Sunday her old man showed up and
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said that she was
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gone
Said she and brother Luther had a
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call
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can see me standing in that
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studio that
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day
I had to face the heartbreak unem
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ployment and
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all
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don't know where they are cause I
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ain't seen them people since
Lord if I judge 'em let me give 'em lots of
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room
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know Luther Short and he's a
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hard old boy to change
And I've often sat and wondered who it
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was converted
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whom
FAQ
Who sang the the song The Little Lady Preacher?
- The song The Little Lady Preacher 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.
