When Do I Get To Be Called A Man chords by Big Bill Broonzy
Verse 1
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When I was born into this world,
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this is what happened to me
I was never called a man,
and now I'm fifty- three
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I wonder when
I wonder when
I wonder when will I get to be
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called a man
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Do I have to wait till I get ninety- three?
Verse 2
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When Uncle Sam called me,
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I knowed I'd be called a real McCoy
But I got none of
this, they just called me soldier boy
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I wonder when
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I wonder when
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I wonder when will I get to be
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called a man
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Do I have to wait till I get ninety- three?
Verse 3
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When I got back from overseas,
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that night we had a ball
Next day I met the old boss,
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he said "Boy get you some overall s"
I wonder when
I wonder when
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I wonder when will I get to be called a man
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Do I have to wait till I get ninety-
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three?
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I've worked on the levee camps, and
Verse 4
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axer gangs too
Black man's a boy,
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don't care what he can do
I wonder when
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I wonder when will I get to be
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called a man
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Do I have to wait till I get ninety- three?
Verse 5
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They aid I was uneducated,
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my clothes were dirty and torn
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Now I've got a little education,
but I'm still a boy right on
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I wonder when
I wonder when
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I wonder when will I get to be called a man
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Do I have to wait till I get ninety- three?
When Do I Get To Be Called A Man
Big Bill Broonzy
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