Unemployment Check chords by Burl Ives

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Verse 1
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Send my unemployment check
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to old Miami Beach
Bellboy lady in my hand
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so I don't have to reach
Honey rub that suntan lotion
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all across my back
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The greatest boon to mortal man
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is the unemployment check
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Unemployment, unemployment,
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what a happy day
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Paid vacations, greyhound stations
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full of people on their way
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Headin' south for old Miami
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and that old sun deck
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Thank you boss for pork and beans
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and unemployment check
I got a card from Cousin Jake,
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he's mad as he can be
Cars are sellin' by the millions,
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so he can't join me
He's trudgin' through that
ice and snow,
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punchin' that old time clock
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Well I'm down here in old Miami,
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fishin' from a dock
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Unemployment, unemployment,
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what a happy day
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Paid vacations, greyhound stations
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full of people on their way
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Heading south for old Miami
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and that old sun deck
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Thank your boss for broken beans
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and unemployment check
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Everybody send the foreman
pictures of your tan
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He's still back there on the job
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doin' the best he can
I'll bet he kicks those old machines,
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wonders why the heck
He took that steady job
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and lost his unemployment check
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Unemployment, unemployment,
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what a happy day
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C 
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Paid vacations, greyhound stations
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full of people on their way
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Headin' south for old Miami
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and that old sun deck
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Thank your boss for pokin' beans
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Am 
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and unemployment check
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you