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Lord have mercy |
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Gotta tell it |
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Tell it just like it is |
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Every word |
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Yeah I was living in St Louis |
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In the year of nineteen fifty five |
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Mama didn't have no great mansion |
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Just a little old country dive |
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Papa worked all week long |
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Try to keep us six kids alive |
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So I hitch hiked to Chicago |
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Just to hear Muddy Waters play |
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I sat and listened to him sing |
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Until the early hours of day |
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I asked him what I could do to make it |
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And it was he who showed me the way |
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I went back home and wrote a song |
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And made a record I could claim |
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The little tune jumped on the charts |
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And rode me right on up to fame |
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It netted over ten thousand dollars |
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And added glory to my name |
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I was standing at the airport |
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With my guitar in my hand |
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And a first class ticket |
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Destination movie land |
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I will be in Hollywood Mama |
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Before the roosters crow again |
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When I first started playing music |
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Over sixteen years ago |
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Every big town in the country |
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From St Francisco to Baltimore |
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Trying to bring some happy hours |
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Doing the only thing I know |
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Can't help it but I love it |
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Stand here sing to you |
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Brings back so many memories |
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Many things we used to do |
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'Till I see you here again |
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Take care good luck to you |
