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There was an old man who lived under the hill |
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o daddy be gay |
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there was an old man who lived under the hill |
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if he ain't goin' away he'd be livin' there still |
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daddy be gay if you can be |
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One day the devil came down to his plow |
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o daddy be gay |
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one day the devil came down to his plow |
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said one of your family i'll have to have now |
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daddy be gay if you can be |
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O tis not just your son or daughter i crave |
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o daddy be gay |
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tis not your son or your daughter i crave |
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but your old baggin' wife i'll carry away |
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daddy be gay if you can be |
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Ah take her away with all of my heart |
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o daddy be gay |
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take her away with all of my heart |
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and i'll bet the two of you never will part |
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daddy be gay if you can be |
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The devil he hoisted her up on his back |
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o daddy be gay |
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the devil he hoisted her up on his back |
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and off to hell with her in a pack |
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daddy be gay if you can be |
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He set her down at the fork in the road |
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o daddy be gay |
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he set her down at the fork in the road |
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he said old woman you're a hell of a load |
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daddy be gay if you can be |
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Then he carried her down to the gates of hell |
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o daddy be gay |
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he carried her down to the gates of hell |
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said rake up the coals and we'll roast her well |
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daddy be gay if you can be |
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One poor little devil looked over the wall |
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O daddy be gay |
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one poor little devil peeked over the wall |
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he said take her home daddy she'll murder us all |
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daddy be gay if you can be |
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O the devil he hoisted her up on his back |
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o daddy be gay |
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the devil he hoisted her up on his back |
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and home again with her in a pack |
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daddy be gay if you can be |
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The old woman went a whistlin' over the hill |
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o daddy be gay |
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the old woman went a whistlin' over the hill |
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the devil won't have me i wonder who will |
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daddy be gay if you can be |
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There is an advantage we have over men |
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o daddy be gay |
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there is an advantage we have over men |
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we can go down to hell and come back again |
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daddy be gay if you can be |
