Tom Russell - Hallie lonnigan

^CMy name is Hallie Lonnigan, I married Walter ^FJones For ^Cbetter or for worse, so said the Reverend Doctor ^AmStone But the ^Fbetter times are ^Call used up and the worst times took con- ^G-trol Then ^Amdrinkin took my ^FWalter, may the ^BbLord protect his ^Fsoul

A- ^C-lone with two young kids to raise out on the western ^Fplain My ^Cchildren harmonized with wolves and sang just like the ^Amrain But ^Fhaulin hay and ^Cwater were the desperate daily ^Gfacts And the ^Amyears have carved their ^Fmemories in the ^Bbmuscles of my ^Fback, yeah, ^Gyeah

Hallie ^AmLonnigan will tell these ^Gtruths to ^Fyou Hard ^Ctimes the only times I ever ^Gknew Hard ^Elucks the only horse I ^E7ever ^Amdrew Hard ^Fworks the only ^Gway I made it ^Cthrough

^CThen I married for convenience sake a trader from in ^Ftown A ^Cblacksmith name of Charlie Hawk whod court me on his ^Amrounds But hed ^Fpaw me like a ^Cwolverine and theres cheatin in his ^Gblood He ^Amfell upon my ^Fbutcher knife and ^Bbcrawled off through the ^Fmud

Well ^Cno one was the wiser when old Charlie disap- ^F-peared And ^Cme and them poor children never shed one single ^Amtear We can ^Frun this place ^Con our own, dont need no drunks or ^Gcheats And the ^Ammen they step a- ^F-side now when I ^Bbwalk down Market ^FStreet, yeah, ^Gyeah

Hallie ^AmLonnigan will tell these ^Gtruths to ^Fyou Hard ^Ctimes the only times I ever ^Gknew Hard ^Elucks the only horse I ^E7ever ^Amdrew Hard ^Fworks the only ^Gway I made it ^Cthrough ^CThis land was conquered by brave men, your history books will ^Fsay Proud ^Cmen upon fast horses drove the Indian a- ^Am-way My ^Fname is Hallie ^CLonnigan; Ill have you all to ^Gknow That the ^Amsecret of your ^Fhistorys in a ^Bbworkin womans ^Fsoul, yeah, ^Gyeah

Hallie ^AmLonnigan will tell these ^Gtruths to ^Fyou Hard ^Ctimes the only times I ever ^Gknew Hard ^Elucks the only horse I ^E7ever ^Amdrew Hard ^Fworks the only ^Gway I made it ^Cthrough