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William Hugh "Willie" Nelson(born April 30, 1933) is an Americanentertainer and singer-songwriter, originally from Abbott, Texas. He reached his greatest fame during the outlaw countrymovement of the 19 70s, though he had already become famous as a 19 60ssongwriter. Willie Nelson is widely recognized as an American icon. His distinctive music sometimes takes a backseat to his public image, that of a marijuana smoking old hippietroubadour. His image is marked by his red hair, often braided into two ponytails and partially concealed under a bandana.
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Willie Nelson

Way down in Louisiana amongst the tall grown sugar canes
Lived a simple man and a domineerin' hen and a rose of a different name
The first time I fell lightly I was standing in the drizzlin' rain
With a trembling hand and a bottle of gin and a rose of a different name
The devil made me do it the first time the second time I done it on my own
Lord put a handle on a simple handed man and help me leave that black rose alone
[ harmonica ]
When the devil made that woman Lord she threw the pattern away
She was built for speed with the tools you need to make a new fool every day
Way down deep and dirty on the darker side of shame
You caught a cane cuttin' man with a bottle of gin with a rose of a different name
The devil made me do it the first time...
The devil made me do it the first time...
[ guitar - harmonica ]