Key: E major
Verse 1
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I was born long ago in 1894.
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I've seen many a panic I will own.
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I've been hungry, I've been cold,
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but the worst I've seen was 1931.
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they almost drive me crazy,
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and another day is dawnin',
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mess of beans.
Well, we congregate each mornin'
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and everyone is happy, so it seems.
But when our work is done,
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and thank the Lord for
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Oh, those beans, bacon and gravy,
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they almost drive me crazy.
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mess of beans.
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We have Hooverized on butter for
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milk we've only water,
For pies and cakes and jellies,
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we substitute sow bellies,
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for which we work the
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they al most drive me crazy.
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then I know I'll get another
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mess of beans.
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If there ever comes a time
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They'll have to put me under lock and key
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I can only sing this song
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Of the workers and their misery
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Oh those beans, bacon and gravy,
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When I wake up in the mornin'
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I know I'll get another mess of beans.
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Yes, those beans, bacon and gravy,
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well, I know I'll get another mess of beans.
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