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We'll Get Ahead Someday Lyrics by Dolly Parton
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- Recording: “We'll Get Ahead Someday” is credited to Dolly Parton.
- Released: 2011 on “The Chronogical Classics: Dolly Parton 1967-1968”.
- Length: The recording runs 1:54.
- Genre: Filed under Country.
- Lyrics: This page has 30 lyric lines and 31 timed cues.
- Chart: No dated chart rank is attached yet.
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We'll Get Ahead Someday lyrics by Dolly Parton
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0:08We'll get ahead someday
0:11We'll get ahead someday
0:14If the sun comes up and we both cut down
0:17We'll get ahead someday
0:21Well, I get up early an' work hard all day
0:24Listen to the troubles of my friends
0:27But I don't realize 'til I get home
0:30What an awful shape we're in
0:33The car's wore out, the kids need shoes
0:36Got a bill from the doctor today
0:39The landlord said, "You'll get out tomorrow
0:42If you don't get me some pay"
0:45We'll get ahead someday
0:48We'll get ahead someday
0:50If the sun comes up and we both cut down
0:54We'll get ahead someday
1:09The paper says there's a sale downtown
1:13I've gotta have some money today
1:15Well, there's things at home that ain't never been used
1:18You bought last bargain day
1:21Well, you go out on Saturday night
1:24You spend too much money on wine
1:27Well, I work hard all week long
1:30And I gotta have a little fun sometimes
1:33We'll get ahead someday
1:36We'll get ahead someday
1:38If the sun comes up and we both cut down
1:42We'll get ahead someday
1:44If the sun comes up and we both cut down
1:48We'll get ahead someday
1:52♪
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We'll Get Ahead Someday song profile
“We'll Get Ahead Someday” by Dolly Parton is identified here by its recording fields, credits, chart snapshot and synchronized lyric data. Continue with more Dolly Parton lyrics and songs, or compare this recording with other Country song lyrics.
- 2011Released
- 1:54Length
- 30Lyric lines
- 31Timed cues
- 104sTimed span
- Lyric record matched as “We'll Get Ahead Someday” by Dolly Parton
- 31 ordered lyric timestamps verified
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Release record
AskLyrics connects this recording to the release “The Chronogical Classics: Dolly Parton 1967-1968.” The earliest source-linked release date stored for this version is 2011. The duration attached to the recording is 1:54.
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The cached lyric contains 30 non-empty lines across 5 text sections. The synchronized sequence runs for about 104 seconds across 31 cues. The text repeats 2 line patterns; those returns are tracked as structure, not padded with an invented interpretation. During playback, the saved offset corrects the difference between video time and the lyric timeline.
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- Album / release
- The Chronogical Classics: Dolly Parton 1967-1968
- Released
- 2011
- Length
- 1:54
- Recording source
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