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Admitting that she was tenaciously jealous and
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Lynn wrote "Fist City" in response to a woman who began pursuing her husband, Doolittle, while Lynn was frequently touring in
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During one of Lynn's 2016 tour dates at her Ranch which she was unable to attend due to having recent surgery her son (Ernest Ray) and her twin daughters (Patsy and Peggy) performed and when talking about ‘Fist City’ Ernest Ray actually said the woman's name the song was about.
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are much meaner than men. So I warned any girl making eyes at Doo then, and I'm still jealous enough to warn 'em today—if you see this cute little old boy near me wearing his cowboy hat, you'd better walk a circle around us if you don't want to go to Fist City."
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