Key: C major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Man came to the door I say,
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"For whom are you looking?"
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He says, "Your wife", I say,
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"She's busy in the kitchen cookin'"
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Poor boy where you been?
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I already tol' you won't
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tell you again
Verse 2
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I say, "How much you want for that?",
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I go into the store
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The man says, "Three dollars",
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"All right", I say, "Will you take four?"
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Poor boy - never say die
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Things will be all right by and by
Verse 3
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Workin' like on the mainline,
workin' like the devil
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The game is the same it's just
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up on a different level
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Poor boy, dressed in black
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Police at your back
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Verse 4
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Poor boy in a red hot town
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Out beyond the twinklin' stars
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Ridin' first class trains
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making the round s
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Tryin' to keep from fallin'
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between the cars
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Verse 5
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Othello told Desdemona, "I'm cold,
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cover me with a blanket
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By the way, what happened
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to that poison wine?"
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She says, "I gave it to you, you drank it"
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Poor boy, layin' 'em straight pickin'
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up the cherries fallin' off the plate
Verse 6
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Time and love has branded
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me with its claws
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Had to go to Florida,
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dodgin' them Georgia laws
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Poor boy, in the hotel called
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the Palace of Gloom
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Calls down to room service, says,
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"Send up a room"
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My mother was a daughter
Verse 7
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of a wealthy farmer
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My father was a traveling salesman,
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I never met him
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When my mother died, my uncle took me in,
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he ran a funeral parlor
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He did a lot of nice things for me and I
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won't forget him
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Verse 8
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All I know is that I'm thrilled by your kiss
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I don't know any more than this
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Poor boy, pickin' up stick s
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Build ya a house out of mortar and bricks
Verse 9
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Knockin' on the door, I say,
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"Who is it and where are you from?"
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Man says, "Freddy!" I say, "Freddy who?" He says,
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"Freddy or not here I come."
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Poor boy 'neath the stars that shine
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Washin' them dishes,
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feedin' them swine
Outro 1
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