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"Say that boy's a wonderment" |
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"No! The kid's a freak" |
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But that kid he don't care none |
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His black hands resting on the keys |
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Hoppin' like a big old frog |
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And hissin' like a train |
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Entertaining royalty |
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All points east, west and in-between |
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General he's a fine old man |
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Treat him like his own |
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"Boy wouldn't know from money" |
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Just throw old Blind Tom a bone |
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From the times of King Cotton |
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May we present to you |
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All you Jim Crow monkeys |
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From Harlan County down to Tuscaloo |
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Pay me anything you like |
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I'll pay it back to you |
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Be careful what you call me though |
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Some things cut clear on through |
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I may be an idiot |
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I may be a savant |
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I didn't choose this life for me |
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But it's something that I want |
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Cocks that old big head aside |
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Grunts a word or two |
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Keeps 'em guessin' every night |
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Is he really gonna make it through |
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Faint hearts with their fans out |
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Starched collars and cigars |
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He weren't no use for slavin' |
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"I wouldn't want him in my yard" |
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[Chorus x2] |