(Dolly Parton)
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John Daniel came to town one summer afternoon
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Wearin' dirty work clothes so everyone presumed
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He was just another logger from the loggin' camp nearby
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And he was, but there was somethin' different in John Daniel's eyes
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John Daniel was a young man, not more than twenty-four
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And there was an air about him that one could not ignore
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And in spite of callused hands & dirty clothes, his face was kind
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And I wanted so to know what was in John Daniel's mind
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John Daniel, tell me where did you come from; tell me where is it you've been
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John Daniel, tell me why are you different from all of these other men
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John Daniel, there's somethin' about you that I don't quite understand
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John Daniel, do you hold the answer to a higher plan?
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I rented him a room; he went upstairs like all the rest
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It was Saturday and he'd be goin' in to town, I guessed
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But he left in a robe and sandals, with a Bible in his hand;
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And I thought to myself, John Daniel, I don't understand
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Now I'd planned to meet some friends of mine when I got off at three,
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In the park we often gather to talk of love and peace
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When I got there I found that a crowd had gathered 'round;
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And there I saw John Daniel a sittin' on the ground
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John Daniel, tell me where did you come from; tell me where is it you've been
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John Daniel, tell me why are you different from all of these other men
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John Daniel, there's somethin' about you that I don't quite understand
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John Daniel, do you hold the answer to a higher plan?
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So, "You want to be free," he said, "Well, this is how you can."
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As he read from the Bible he held in his hand
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We were searchin' for the truth not knowin' where to look,
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Not knowin' that the answers all were in John Daniel's book
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John Daniel told us all how we could be free
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John Daniel taught us all a better way for you and me
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He came to us in our own way so we'd be sure to see
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He had the light and essence of the man from Galilee
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John Daniel, tell me where did you come from; tell me where is it you've been
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John Daniel, tell me why are you different from all of these other men
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John Daniel, there's something about you that I don't quite understand
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John Daniel, do you hold the answer to a higher plan?
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John Daniel, John Daniel, John Daniel
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John Daniel do you hold the answer to a higher plan?
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John Daniel came to town one summer afternoon
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Wearin' dirty work clothes so everyone presumed
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He was just another logger from the loggin' camp nearby
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And he was, but there was somethin' different in John Daniel's eyes
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Ooh, John Daniel, tell me where did you come from
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Tell me where is it you've been
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John Daniel, tell me why are you different from all of these other men
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John Daniel, there's something about you that I don't quite understand
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John Daniel, do you hold the answer to a higher plan?
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John Daniel
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Dolly Parton |