Two Coats

Patty Loveless

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Patty Loveless - Two Coats

Intro

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Two coats were before me, an old and a new
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I asked my sweet master, what must I do

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The old coat was ugly, so tattered and torn
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The other a new one, had never been worn

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I'll tell you the best thing I ever did do
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I took off the old coat and put on the new

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The first man was earthly and made from the ground
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We bore all his image the whole world around

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The next was my saviour from heaven so fair
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He brought me this new coat you now see me wear

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I'll tell you the best thing I ever did do
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I took off the old coat and put on the new

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Now this coat it suits me and keeps me so warm
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It's good in the winter, it's good in the storm

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My saviour has dressed me in a garland so rare
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He brought me this new coat you now see me wear

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I'll tell you the best thing I ever did do
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I took off the old coat and put on the new

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I'll tell you the best thing I ever did do
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I took off the old coat and put on the new