World According to Raymond

(Tom T. Hall)



(That's the world according to Raymond)

And a Raymond according to me.



He lives down in old North Carolina makes moonshine from good cropper web

He carries a big thirty eight it's illegal but we know that Raymond don't care

Raymond explains his religion it's the air it's the earth it's the earth

Lord, gives it to you and he takes it away and without it you ain't got a prayer.



(That's the world according to Raymond)

He's rough he's tough and he's free

That's the a world according to Raymond

That's Raymond according to me.



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Now Ray never killed anybody but he hurt some that got in his way

Raymond still makes it but Raymond quit drinkin' he got beat up in the friendly cafe

Now an old hog ain't got but one blood vein and it's located there in his neck

If you don't believe it come back next December but I ain't been back

Down there yet.



That's the world according to Raymond

He's rough he's tough and he's free

That's the a world according to Raymond

That's Raymond according to me.



(That's the a world according to Raymond)

And that's Raymond according to me...