Key: A major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
rise and tell the court
just what you saw boy, well...
You ought to tell the truth
brother man, tell the truth
And if you tell the truth,
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I can't call her hooker
No, no
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I saw a good -looking man drive up
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All right
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I can't call him a pimp
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Just because he ride around clean all day
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No, no, you see,
I don't know what he does so
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It ain't my place to say
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I saw a man tell a man
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Now I don't understand
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Why do you,
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you got the handcuffs on my hand?
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Oh, you just wanna lock him up?
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The poor brother needs help
Yes he does
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I can't call him a pusher
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Just because I
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Saw him playin' dead
No, no
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I got to tell the truth
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I'm trying to tell y 'all
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Was a man tell a man
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Now I don't understand
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Why do you,
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you got the handcuffs on my hand
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You just wanna lock him up, ah ah
Cry out on the street, all right
But any fool knows that
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Just because I thought I saw a gun
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No, no, you see, chances are
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I'm trying to tell you I respect the law
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Was a man, tell a man
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Now I don't understand
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Why do you think
ought to tell the truth, brother man
Tell the truth
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Oh, you just wanna lock him up
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Good God! I got to tell the truth
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You ain't got no proof
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I'm a real witness
Alright
I got to tell the truth, y 'all
You just wanna lock him up
You got to tell
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