| Well-oh-well
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| Mama, now on some old rainy day
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| Hoo-hoo-um-mm
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| Babe, I see you some old rainy day
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| Well-well now, you’re gonna be sorry
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| Hoo-hoo-um-um
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| Babe, now you walked away
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| Well-well, sun did rose
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| Mama, now just before the trees
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| I said now when the sun broke
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| Ooo-um-mm, just a’fore the trees
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| Well, now I went to the police station, ask them
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| Plan on gettin' me my little girl, please
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| Now-now-now, your days so lonesome
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| Mama, yo nights so dreadful long
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| Hoo, times can run me down
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| Hee-hoo-umm
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| Babe, now yo' nights so dreadful long
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| Well-well, spent so many lonesome days
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| Hoo-hoo-well, babe since I been gone
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| (guitar)
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| Well, babe tomorrow is Sunday
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| Hoo-hoo-umm
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| Baby, you may see me Christmas Eve
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| Hoo-hoo-well, know the meaning
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| I said honey, now tomorrow Sunday
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| Hee-hoo-ooo, next day was Christmas Eve
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| Well-well, have I got a present mama, babe
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| Und' your lil' Christmas tree?
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| Baby now, when are you gon' give me
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| Hoo-hoo-umm
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| Mama now things you promised me?
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| (Know the kind) know now I mean it
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| Hee-hee-umm
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| Mama now things you promised me?
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| Well-well, you know I don’t see why
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| Baby now, you so hard on me |