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Invitations to my party |
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Send Jones an inviting card |
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He got his mean streak from the gutter |
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Got his kindness from |
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GodNow tugboats paint the river |
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Carry coal to the city in white dock liners |
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Happiness on the uptown side |
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At my party in the morning tide |
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Ooh, la, la, la, blackpatch |
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Ooh, la, la, la, blackpatch |
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Ooh, la, la, la, blackpatch |
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In blackpatch, in blackpatch |
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Clothespins on wash ropes |
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Window to window tie |
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Socks and bells and nightgowns |
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Tassels in the morning, tassels in the morning sky |
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People, are you ready?(Ready, ready) |
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People, are you trying? |
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Ready, ready, ready, ready(Ready, I'm ready) |
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I'm ready, |
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I'm readyWomanchild on the side street |
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Flashing in blackpatch |
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Lipstick on her reefer |
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Waiting for a match |