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Held the Hand Lyrics — Daniel Johnston | Dork

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Daniel Johnston
Held the Hand Lyrics

Lyrics

Daniel Johnston

Held the Hand

Written by Daniel Johnston

Produced by Daniel Johnston

Lyrics

Held the Hand

[Verse 1] Oh my Lord I am so bored Held the hand Of Satan [Verse 2] Oh Laura What has happened to you? Held the hand Of the devil [Verse 3] I was on MTV Everybody was lookin' at me Held the hand Of the devil

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About this track

"Held the Hand" is a song by Daniel Johnston from the album 1990, released in 1988. The song was written by Daniel Johnston. It was produced by Daniel Johnston.

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