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Back before the blues were blue |
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When the good old songs were new |
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Songs that may no longer please us |
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'Bout the darkies about Jesus |
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Mississippi Minstrels the color of molasses |
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Strummin' on their banjos to entertain their massas |
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Some said garbage some said art |
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You couldn't call it soul |
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You had to call it heart |
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Backs broke bending |
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Digging holes to plant the seeds |
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The owners ate the cane |
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And the workers ate the weeds |
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Put wood in the stove and water in the cup |
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You worked so hard that you died standing up |
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When I was a little thing |
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My papa tried to make me sing |
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Home Sweet Home and Aura Lee |
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These are songs that my daddy taught me |
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Camptown Races and Susanna Don't You Cry |
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Gentle Annie still brings a tear to my eye |
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Label it garbage label it art |
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You couldn't call it soul |
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You had to call it heart |
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Backs broke bending |
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Digging holes to plant the seeds |
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The owners ate the cane |
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And the workers ate the weeds |
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Put wood in the stove and water in the cup |
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You worked so hard that you died standing up |
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Sing me songs 'bout days gone by |
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Make me laugh make me cry |
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Break my female heart in two |
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Sings me songs that say "I love you" |
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Lower your eyes |
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And raise your hand up to your breast |
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Sing me one about the sun settin' in the west |
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Backs broke bending |
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Digging holes to plant the seeds |
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The owners ate the cane |
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And the workers ate the weeds |
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Put wood in the stove and water in the cup |
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You worked so hard that you died standing up |
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Backs broke bending |
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Digging holes to plant the seeds |
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The owners ate the cane |
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And the workers ate the weeds |
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Put wood in the stove and water in the cup |
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You worked so hard that you died standing up |
