| My baby left me and my mule got lame
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| Lost my money in a poker game
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| A windstorm came just the other day
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| Blew the house that I lived in away
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| I’m havin' so much trouble, so much trouble
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| So much trouble, I’m about to lose my mind
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| Started sellin' whiskey, wine, and gin
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| They caught me last week and last night again
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| Now, the sheriff he comes, in sight
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| Walked into my house and caught me shootin' dice
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| I’m havin' so much trouble, so much trouble
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| So much trouble, I’m about to lose my mind
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| Carried me away, my pajamas on
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| I even hate that I was born
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| Let me out and I’ll go cross town
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| Couldn’t find my baby, she’d put me down
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| I’m havin' so much trouble, so much trouble
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| So much trouble, I’m about to lose my mind
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| Went to the races, placed my bet
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| My hard luck my horse isn’t in yet
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| I go across town after I blows my dough
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| Even landlady changed the lock on the door
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| I’m havin' so much trouble, so much trouble
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| So much trouble, I’m about to lose my mind
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| Pawned my watch, pawned my chain
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| I’d a pawned myself, but I was ashamed
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| Got a job on the city pay
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| Late one mornin', laid me off that day
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| So much trouble, so much trouble
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| So much trouble, I’m about to lose my mind, yeah
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| My baby left me and my mule got lame
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| Lost my money in a poker game
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| A windstorm came just the other day
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| Blew the house that I lived in, away
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| I’m havin' so much trouble, so much trouble
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| So much trouble, I’m about to lose my mind
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| Trouble, trouble, trouble |