Wainwright – Hank and Fred

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On my way Thursday from the Y I heard it in the car
Bob Edwards broke the news to me, it’s he of NPR
Driving through Montgomery I hung my head and cried
then visited Hank Williams grave the day Fred Rogers died.
Zelda Sayre, F. Scott Fitzgerald lived somewhere in this old town
Nat King Cole was born here Rosa Parks stayed sitting down

Black and white death booze and music genius courage kindness pride
I felt them all around me there the day Fred Rogers died
And we mocked King Friday the thirteenth on Saturday Night Live
But once I started crying it was pretty hard to drive
On New Year’s day Hank slipped away slumped over in the back
oh I hope he had his cardigan on in that Cadillac

When you look out from the hilltops you can see Confederate graves
And the railroad runs by the river it carried cotton, soldiers, slaves
Hank’s real name was Hiram we all could feel his pain
And Fred McFeely Rogers knew how to talk to a train
And we mocked King Friday the thirteenth on Saturday Night Live
But once I started crying it was pretty hard to drive
Driving through Montgomery I hung my head and cried
then visited Hank Williams grave the day Fred Rogers died.
I visited Hank Williams grave when Mr. Rogers died.

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