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Note: hyphen = unsung words |
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Hi-hi |
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Hi-hi-hi-i |
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Hi-hi-hi-i |
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Hi-hi-hi-hi-i |
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Got to lay down and die |
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If you should see my heifer |
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Will you please, please, please, please |
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Drive her home? |
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If you see my heifer |
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Will you please, please, please |
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Drive her home? |
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'Cause I've had no milk an butter |
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Since my calf been born |
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Lord, I wring me hand |
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An I declare, I just wanted to scream |
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I wring my hand |
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An I 'clare, I wanted to scream |
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But when I woke up I was glad |
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That it was all a dream |
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I am stealin', I am stealin' |
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I'm stealin', please don't you tell on me |
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I am stealin', I am stealin' |
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An please don't you tell on me |
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I'm stealin' from my reg'lar |
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Back to my old used to be |
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Lord, I walked the levee |
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I done walked it from end to end |
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You all, walked the levee |
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And I walked it from end to - |
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An I was just tryin' to find |
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My little cow, again |
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Lord, I hollered, 'Ho-ho-hey' |
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Hi-hi-hi-hi-hi |
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Hollered, hi-hi-hi |
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Hi-hi-hi, hi-hi |
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You know ev'ry little cow and calf |
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They got to lay down an die. |
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(piano to end) |
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