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As the lights were turned off
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And the curtain was closed
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And all of the songs had been sung
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At the Grand Ol' Opry
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I sit here and wonder
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How this great country show had begun
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Did the great one above us
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Gather some tears
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And some heartaches he took from lifes pain
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And mix it to- -gether
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With laughter and joy
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And sprinkle it over the stage
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Could it be he was thinking
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One saturday night
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Of something that we all could share
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So he started the Opry
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For you and for me
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And he put this great show on the air
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Did he know there'd be happyness
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Here on the stage
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Did he know men would cry in the wings
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And each saturday night
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Over 70 years
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Folks have lined up for blocks just to see
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How the great one has planned
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The best show in the land
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On this stage of the Grand Ol' Op- -ry