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Detour

Westmoreland, Hill, Range

1. Headed down life's crooked road
Lot of things I never knowd
Cause I didn't know I now pine
Trouble got in the trail
Spent the next five years in jail
Should have read that Detour sign

Ch. Detour, there's a muddy road ahead
        Detour, paid no mind to what is said
        Detour, oh, these bitter things I find
        Should have read that Detour sign

2. When I've got to the place
Where it said "a-bout face"
I thought that all my worries were behind
But the farther I go
More sorrow I know
Should have read that Detour sign

Ch.

3. When I've got stuck in the mud
All my hopes dropped with a thud
My life seemed to pass before my eyes
Got no will power to get
From the hole that I'm in yet
Should have read that Detour sign

Ch.

Should have read that Detour sign

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