i used to be a country singer

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i was sittin' in my hotel room, strummin' my old guitar, not much to do when you're far away, playin' some smokey bar, i was feelin' a little empty and feelin' a little blue, when the maid came in and asked me if she could do my room, i put down my old guitar and she gave me a smile, she had a crusty voice and a drinker's look, but she had a friendly style, she dusted my room and made my bed and she talked of days gone by, she spoke of when she wooed the men; a tear came to her eye, and she said, i used to be a country singer, i could sing a mean patsy cline, my husband he could yodel like wilf carter, kitty wells was a real good friend of mine, she told me that her husband died and her son was overseas, i could tell by her eyes and her broken smile she was lonely just like me, she asked me if i'd listen to a tape of when she was young, she said i can't sing now i forgot the words and my voice is almost gone, and she said, i used to be a country singer, i could sing a mean patsy cline, my husband he could yodel like wilf carter, kitty wells was a real good friend of mine, oh i cried inside but i couldn't tell if it was for her or for me, so i grabbed my axe and we sang a song in two part harmony, ever since that day when i'm feelin' down and i can't find a happy tune, i just think if that maid and the feeling she gave, when she came to clean my room, and she said, i used to be a country singer, i could sing a mean patsy cline, my husband he could yodel like wilf carter, kitty wells was a real good friend of mine, and she said, i used to be a country singer, i could sing a mean patsy cline, my husband he could yodel like wilf carter, kitty wells was a real good friend of mine, kitty wells was a real good friend of mine