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Times ain't now nothing like they used to be, |
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Times ain't now nothing like they used to be, |
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Well, I tell you the truth, won't you take my word from me. |
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I've seen better days, but I ain't puttin' up with these. |
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I've seen better days, but I ain't puttin' up with these. |
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Had a lot better times with the women down in New Orleans |
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'Cause I was born in the country she thinks I'm easy to lose, |
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'Cause I was born in the country she thinks I'm easy to lose. |
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She wants to hitch me to a wagon and drive me like a mule |
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I bought her a gold ring and I paid the rent |
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I bought her a gold ring and I paid the rent |
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She wants me to wash her clothes but I got good common sense |
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I gave you sugar for sugar, you want salt for salt. |
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I gave you sugar for sugar, but you want salt for salt, |
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And if you can't get along, honey, it's your own damn fault. |
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Sometimes I think you're just too sweet to die, |
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Sometimes I think you're just too sweet to die, |
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Other times I think you ought to be buried alive. |
