| Now when a little girl becomin' twelve years old
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| Beginnin' to think she’s grown
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| Well you can never catch that kinda, little girl at home
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| But ya have to go down early in the mornin'
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| Baby 'bout the break of day
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| Now ya oughta see me grab the pillow
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| Where my baby used to lay
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| Now that I’ve got a new woman
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| Her name is Miss Kate
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| She told me to come to the house this mornin'
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| I got there about half past eight
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| She says, «I told you come early in the mornin' «Baby 'bout the break of day
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| Now you oughta see me grab the pillow
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| Where my baby used to lay
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| I said, «Look-a-here woman, you fool with too many men,
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| I can’t never come to see you in the evenin',
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| I have to, come see you when I can»
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| You tell come early in the mornin'
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| Baby 'bout the break of day
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| Now you oughta see me grab the pillow
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| Where my baby used to lay
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| Well I said, «Look-a-here woman,
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| I ain’t gonna fool around wit' you no mo',
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| I know you don’t love me, you out an 'round Mister So an So
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| You tell me, come early in the mornin'
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| Baby 'bout the break of day
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| Now you oughta see me grab the pillow
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| Where my baby used to lay |