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The song tells the story of a street vendor who, during the Christmas season, sells pencils and paper on the streets. [2] In October 1963, while walking in his farm in Ridgetop, Tennessee, Nelson was inspired to write the song after he remembered a man he often saw while he lived in Fort Worth, Texas. [3]
Pretty Paper may refer to: Pretty Paper (album) , a 1979 Christmas album by Willie Nelson "Pretty Paper" (song) , a 1963 song by Willie Nelson, originally recorded by Roy Orbison
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In 1963, Nelson wrote the song "Pretty Paper", inspired by a street vendor he often saw in Fort Worth, Texas during the Christmas season that sold pencils on the door of a department store. The song was later made famous by Roy Orbison , while Nelson recorded his own version in 1979.
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