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open the door, Richard |
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open the door and let me in |
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open the door, Richard |
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Richard, why don't you open that door |
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I met old zeke standin on the corner the other day. |
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that cat sure was booted with the liqour. |
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he was what? |
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he was abnoxicated. |
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he was what? |
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he was inebriated. |
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he was what? |
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well, he was just plain drunk. |
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well, alright then! |
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he was sure salty with the bartender. |
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the bartender's tryin to make him by another drink. |
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zeke told the bartender, |
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there ain't no need of me buyin no drinks when everyone else is buyin them. |
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i'm goin to drink to everybody's health, till I ruin my own. |
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open the door, Richard! |
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why don't he know who he's throwin outta that joint? |
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why i'll go back in that joint and take a short stick and bust it down to the ground! |
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open the door, Richard! |
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but I hate to be caught out on the street like this cause I got class I ain't never used yet. |
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but I guess I better get on in the house cause I don't want my pastor to catch me out like this. |
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open the door, richrd! |
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now look at that old woman across the street, |
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done stuck her head outta the window callin her sister. |
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look at her and her sister sayin, 'ain't that him, ain't that him?' |
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yes it's me, and i'm drunk again. |
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open the door, Richard! |
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I know he's in there cause I got on the clothes. |
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they can't throw him out cause I owe just as much back rent as he does. |
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imagine that old woman chargin us three dollars a month and gettin mad cause we 12 months in the arears. |
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come meetin me last thursday sayin, |
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'ain't you boys goin to give me some back rent?' |
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I told her she'd be lucky if she got some front rent. |
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open the door, Richard! |
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come on, open the door. |
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cause i'm standin here scratchin in my pants pocket |
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and standin here gropin in my coat pocket |
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and standin here feelin in my shirt pocket |
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and I can't find the key. |
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open the door, Richard! |
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open the door, Richard |
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open the door and let me in |
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open the door, Richard |
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Richard, why don't you open that door |