Ballad Of Jed Clampett by Roy Clark
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Let me tell you a story about a man named Jed
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A poor mountaineer barely kept his family fed.
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Then one day he while shootin' at some food
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Up from the ground came a bubblin' crude.
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Oil that is,  black gold,  Texas tea
  
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Well the first thing you know Ole Jed's a millionaire.
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The kinfolk said, "Jed, move away from there!"
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They said "Californie is the place that you oughta be!"
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So they loaded up the truck and they moved to Beverly
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Hills, that is, Swimming pools, and movie stars
  
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Now, it's time to say good-bye to Jed and all his kin.
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They would like to thank you all for kindly dropin' in.
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You're all invited back again to this locality,
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To have a heapin' helpin' of their hospitality.
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Hillbillies, that's good folks, Y'all come back now, y'hear?