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Ha ha this-a way, |
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Ha ha that-a way, |
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Ha ha this-a way, |
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Man oh man. |
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When I was a little boy, little boy, little boy, |
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When I was a little boy 12 years old. |
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Papa went and left me, left me, |
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Papa went and left me so I was told. |
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Ha ha this-a way, |
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Ha ha that-a way, |
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Ha ha this-a way, |
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Man oh man. |
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Mama come and got me, she got me, got me, |
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Mama come and got me to save my soul. |
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Mama never whooped me, whooped me, |
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Mama never whooped me so I was told. |
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Ha ha this-a way, |
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Ha ha that-a way, |
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Ha ha this-a way, |
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Man oh man. |
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I went to school, went to school, went to school boys, |
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Went to school when I was 12 years old. |
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I obeyed the rules, the rules, the rules boys, |
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I obeyed the rules as I was told. |
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Ha ha this-a way, |
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Ha ha that-a way, |
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Ha ha this-a way, |
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Man oh man. |
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I went to a teacher, teacher, teacher, |
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Went to a teacher to save my soul. |
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Teacher was a preacher, preacher, preacher, |
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Teacher was a preacher so I was told. |
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Ha ha this-a way, |
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Ha ha that-a way, |
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Ha ha this-a way, |
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Man oh man. |
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I liked my lesson, lesson lesson, |
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Liked my lesson to save my soul. |
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Wasn't that a blessing, blessing, blessing, |
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Wasn't that a blessing so I was told. |
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Ha ha this-a way, |
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Ha ha that-a way, |
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Ha ha this-a way, |
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Man oh man. |
