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five hundred miles song
Packed with feelings so powerful! She inherited it all plain to hear and now owns the talent and is a blessing to us. Great song by a great artist. Check out Hoyt Axtons video version, also great! She sings it with the feelings that go with it! God bless the lonely and broken hearted! My wife was pregnant with our first child.
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Lord, I'm five hundred miles away from home. Not a shirt on my back Not a penny to my name Lord, I can't go back home this ole way. Coolie No. Share on social media and let us know your comments below. Find your perfect arrangement and access a variety of transpositions so you can print and play instantly, anywhere. Also in German, Santiano in released a marine-themed version, " Meilen", on their album Bis ans Ende der Welt. The simple repetitive lyrics offer a lament by a traveller who is far from home, out of money and too ashamed to return. The most commercially successful version of the song was Bobby Bare's in
The simple repetitive lyrics offer a lament by a traveler who is far from home, out of money and too ashamed to return. The song is generally credited as being written by Hedy West , [1] [2] and a copyright is held by Atzal Music, Inc. The most commercially successful version of the song was Bobby Bare 's in His version became a Top 10 hit on the U. Jayanta Hazarika sang in Assamese "Ketiyaba Bejarote" in Bengali singer Anjan Dutt sung the song in Bengali called "Mr. Hall" in his album Keu Gaan Gaye.