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It's aginst th' law to walk, it's aginst th' law to talk |
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It's aginst th' law to loaf, it's aginst th' law to work |
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It's aginst th' law to read, it's aginst th' law to write |
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It's aginst th' law to be a black, brown or white |
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Ever'thing's aginst th' law |
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I'm a low pay daddy singing th' high price blues |
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It's aginst th' law to eat, it's aginst th' law to drink |
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It's aginst th' law to worry, it's aginst th' law to think |
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It's aginst th' law to marry or try to settle down |
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It's aginst th' law to ramble like a bum from town to town |
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Ever'thing's aginst th' law |
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I'm a low pay daddy singing th' high price blues |
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It's aginst th' law to come, it's aginst th' law to go |
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It's aginst th' law to ride, it's aginst th' law to roll |
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It's aginst th' law to hug, it's aginst th' law to kiss |
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It's aginst th' law to shoot, it's aginst th' law to miss |
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Ever'thing's aginst th' law |
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I'm a low pay daddy singing th' high price blues |
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It's aginst th' law to gamble, it's aginst th' law to roam |
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It's aaginst th' law to organize or try to build a home |
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It's aginst th' law to sing, it's aginst th' law to dance |
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It's aginst th' law to tell you all th' trouble on my hands |
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Ever'thing in winston-salem is aginst th' law |
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I'm a low pay daddy singin' th' high price blues |
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Words: woody guthrie (1947) - music: billy bragg (1995) |