^E Harry Truman was our presi^Adent A ^B7 coke an burger cost you thirty ^E cents I was still in love with Mavis ^A Brown ^E On the night Hank ^B7 Williams came to ^E town.

^E "I Love Lucy" debuted on Tee ^A Vee That was ^B7 one big event we didn't ^E see 'Cause no one stayed at home for miles a^Around It ^E was the night Hank ^B7 Williams came to ^E town.

^A Mama ironed my shirt and daddy ^E let me take the truck I ^F# drove on out to Grapevine and ^B7 picked old Mavis up We ^E hit that county line for one quick ^A round ^E On the night HANK ^B7 WILLIAMS came to ^E town.

^E A thousand people sweltered in the ^A gym Then I ^B7 heard someone whisper; "Hey, that's ^E him" That's when the crowd let out this deafening ^A sound It ^E was the night Hank ^B7 Williams came to ^E town.

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^G On and on he sang into the ^C night 'Jamba^D7laya', 'Cheatin' heart', 'I saw the ^G light' How'd they get Miss Audrey in that ^C gown ^G On the night Hank ^D7 Williams came to ^C town.

^C Mavis had her picture made with ^G Hank outside his car She ^A said; "He sure is humble for a ^D7 Grand Ole Opry Star." Ma-^G vis said: "Why don't we hang a^Cround It ain't ^G often that Hank ^D7 Williams comes to ^G town."

While ^C Hank signed his autograph on ^G (*Beaulah Rice's) fan Ma-^A vis got acquainted with the ^D7 Driftin' Cowboys Band The ^G effect on all our lives was quite pro^Cfound ...^P On the night Hank Williams came to town.

Radio v pozadí: Remember, friends and neighbors, Hank Williams and all the Drifting Cowboys will be at the high school gym in person for one show only this Saturday night. The big 2 hour show starts at 7:30 - tickets are just a dollar-fifty each; you get your money's worth the first 15 minutes and the rest is free. That's Saturday night - advance tickets are on sale now at Renfrow's Drugstore, Do-Nut Heaven and here at the radio station. Hank Williams - all the Drifting Cowboys, Don Helms, Jerry Rivers (fade)

Johnny Cash - The Night Hank Williams Came To Town