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We used to go around tipping outhouses over, or turning over corn shocks on Halloween. Anything to be mean.

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Loretta Lynn
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: April 14
Guitarist
Musician
Recording Artist
Screenwriter
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Violinist
Butcher Holler
Kentucky
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Mommy smoked but she didn't want us to. She saw smoke coming out of the barn one time, so we got whipped.
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When all those city folks try to fix up my talking, all they do is mess me up.
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I never knew any Jews until I got into show business. I've found them to be real smart and good workers.
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There's always been a man telling me what to do.
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It's important that you take care of yourself and blow off steam in the right way. Don't let some woman walk in and say, hey, goodbye! and take your man. Kill her if you can! I'm only kidding.
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I don't go to church regular. But I pray for answers to my problems.
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You're the reason our kids are ugly.
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Daddy was real gentle with kids. That's why I expected so much out of marriage, figuring that all men should be steady and pleasant.
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If I found out some gal was trying to steal my guy, I'd want to give her a black eye! Instead, I wrote this song. At the time I was writing each song [on this album], you could figure out the frame of mind I was in by listening closely. With every song I've ever recorded, I'm in it. I wouldn't write about it if I wasn't in it.
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