[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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..They were farm kids way down in Dixie
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..They met in high school in the sixties
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..Everyone knew it was love from the start
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..One July, in the midnight hour
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..He climbed up on the water tower
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..Stood on the rail and painted a ten-foot heart...
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In John Deere green, on a hot summer night
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He wrote "Billy Bob loves Charlene" in letters three-foot-high
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And the whole town said that he should've used red
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But it looked good to Charlene in John Deere green........
[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
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..They settled down on eighty acres
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..Raising sweet corn, kids, and tomatoes
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..They went together like a hand and a glove (Yes they did)
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..On a clear day, from their front yard
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..If you look and know what to look for
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..Off to the east, you can still read his words of love
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In John Deere green, on a hot summer night
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He wrote "Billy Bob loves Charlene" in letters three-foot-high
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And the whole town said that he should've used red
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But it looked good to Charlene in John Deere green
[Interlude]
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[Bridge]
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Now more than once the town has discovered
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Painting over it ain't no use
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There ain't no paint in the world that'll cover it
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The heart keeps showing through
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In John Deere green, on a hot summer night
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He wrote "Billy Bob loves Charlene" in letters three-foot-high
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And the whole town said that he should've used red
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But it looked good to Charlene in John Deere green
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[Bridge]
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Ah, paint it green, boy!
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[Chorus]
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In John Deere green, on a hot summer night
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He wrote "Billy Bob loves Charlene" in letters three-foot-high
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And the whole town said that he should've used red
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But it looked good to Charlene in John Deere green.......
[Interlude]
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[Outro]
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.....Oh, take us home Joe Diffie.....
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.....John Deere green.....