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They would seek high, they would seek low |
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Calling their manchild as the trouble did flow |
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There's always somebody to watch over me |
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I'm never alone, i wish they'd leave me be |
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Never alone |
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I'm never alone... |
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I'm just a boy, not long for this world |
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I'm called nelsito and i'm thirteen years old |
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For nearly two decades this vendetta has raged |
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There are no men -- i'm the last in the chain |
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Last in the chain |
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I'm manchild man |
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Marimba sing high, marimba sing low, |
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Marimba sing high as the cemetery grows |
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All have been wept for husbands, brothers, grandsons, |
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Grandfathers, nephews, cousins, uncles, fathers, and sons |
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I walk in boots too big for me |
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The women do cry as they watch over me |
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I work at the altar, i try to be good |
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But just like the others, i'll soon travel in wood |
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I try to be good |
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Manchild in wood |
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I wait for manhood |
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I'm the manchild. |
