Key: Ab major
Verse 1
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Gals, bed bugs sure is evil,
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they don't mean me no good
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Yeah, bed bug sure is evil,
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they don't mean me no good
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Thinks he's a woodpecker
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and I'm a chunk of wood
Verse 2
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I wonder how can a poor gal sleep
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When I lay down at night,
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I wonder how can a poor gal sleep
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others eating my feet
Verse 3
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, Will bite you and stand and grin
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Bed bug as big as a jackass,
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will bite you and stand and grin
for them
Verse 4
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I tried my best to see
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Something moan in the corner,
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I went over and see
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It was the bed bug mother prayin', Lord,
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Verse 5
Got myself a wishbone,
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left my brother and got my gal
with it could see your doggone throne
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