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Writer Dolly Parton

These old bones will tell your story 
These old bones will never lie 
These old bones will tell you surely 
What you can't see with your eye 
These old bones, I shake and rattle 
These old bones, I toss and roll 
And it's all in where they scatter 
Tells you what the future holds 
Oh, she lived up on the mountain 
Eleven miles or so from town 
With a one-eyed cat named Wink, 
A billy goat and a blue tick hound 
Her graying hair was braided 
And wrapped around her head 
And her dress was long and faded 
And her home a rusty shed 
In a little pouch of burlap 
Tied with a piece of twine 
There were bones all shapes and sizes 
Gathered through the course of time 
She'd throw them out before you 
She swore that she could see 
The present, past and future 
She could ready your destiny 
Everybody knew about her 
Came to get their fortune read 
Concerning health and wealth and power 
Who to love and when to wed 
Well, I just like helpin' people 
I'm just glad that I could help 
Why, I know everybody's secrets 
But I keep it to myself 
These old bones will tell your story 
These old bones will never lie 
These old bones will tell you surely 
What you can't see with your eye 
These old bones, I shake and rattle 
These old bones, I toss and roll 
And it's all in where they scatter 
Tells you what the future holds 
Some called her witchy woman 
Some said she was insane 
Some said she was a prophet 
Still everybody came 
Just because a body's different 
Well, that don't make 'em mad 
Well, they've crucified a many 
For the special gifts they've had 
I had often heard about her, 
Dreamed about her now and then 
For I, too, was clairvoyant, 
Came about when I was ten 
I was fascinated with her 
And the things I'd heard about 
And I knew some day I'd meet her, 
And one day it came about 
Well, I know'd that you 'uz a'comin' 
I could feel it in my bones 
These old bones have also told me 
That I won't be here for long 
Did you know that you 'uz adopted? 
Did you know you once't was mine? 
But the county took you from me, 
Said I wasn't right in mind 
But I just know'd I had to see you 
'Fore these bones was laid to rest 
So I conjured up a message 
It must'a worked, I guess 
This gift runs in the family 
I know you also know 
And I passed this gift on to you 
These old bones, they're just for show 
These old bones will tell your story 
These old bones will never lie 
These old bones will tell you surely 
How to live and when you'll die 
These old bones, I shake and rattle 
These old bones, I toss and roll 
And it's all in where they scatter 
Tells you what the future holds 
I held her hand while she was dyin' 
And with the funeral through 
I headed on back up the mountain 
For Billy, Wink and Blue 
And that little pouch of burlap 
With those bones so worn and old 
She give me somethin' special 
Now every time I throw 
These old bones will tell your story 
These old bones will never lie 
These old bones will tell you surely 
What you can't see with your eye 
These old bones, I shake and rattle 
These old bones, I toss and roll 
And it's all in how they scatter 
Tells you what the future holds 
Now I can't tell you what you want to hear 
I just tell you what I see 
It's these old bones a'talkin' 
Blame it on them; don't pack it on me 
It's just like that time that there boy died 
Up at the sawmill 
Well, I know'd who done it, but I never said 
And I know'd when somebody is a cheatin' 
Or when somebody's baby was gonna be born dead 
But unless somebody just plain out and asked me 
Well, I just figured there ain't no point goin' around actin' like you know 
everything, just 'cause you might. 
Ah, you know girl I w

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