Key: A major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
workin' the whole day long
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On these railroad ties singin' a sad,
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sad song
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The boss man's whip
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And late at night in the twilight of the South
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They put you in a cell
and let the bulldogs out
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The old cat down the way
Well he's singin' out the blues
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Oh, somebody sighed
down off your back
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Everybody's singin'
works his way around
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A bucket full of swamp water
on the ground
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Oh, my, my, my
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Verse 2
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the other's got a knife
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But only one's gonna walk out alive
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Oh, baby,
Verse 3
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mama, get me out of here
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Can't stand no more
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This place is gonna be the death of me
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be free
it's every gonna be
come and take me away
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Well, now
Interlude 1
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Oh,
Verse 4
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baby,
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mama, get me out of here
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Can't stand no more
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Believe to my soul that
I gotta be free
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There's only one way that it's every
gonna be
come and take me away
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Well, now
Outro 1
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