| Mock
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| (Yeah)
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| Ing
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| (Yeah)
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| Bird
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| (Yeah)
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| Yeah, oh yeah
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| Mockingbird
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| Now everybody, have you heard
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| (Everybody, have you heard)
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| He’s gonna buy me a mockingbird
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| (I'm gonna buy her a mockingbird)
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| And if that mockingbird don’t sing
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| (If that mockingbird don’t sing)
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| He’s gonna buy me a diamond ring
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| (I'm gonna buy her a diamond ring)
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| And if that diamond ring won’t shine
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| (If that diamond ring don’t shine)
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| Oh, he’s surely gonna break this heart of mine
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| (Surely, it’s gonna break this heart of mine)
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| And that’s why I keep on tellin' everybody sayin'
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| (That's why, yes indeed, oh oh, yes indeed, oh)
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| (Yeah yeah)
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| Oh oh oh oh oh oh
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| Hear me now and understand
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| (Hear me now, understand)
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| He’s gonna find me some peace of mind
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| (I'm gonna find her some peace of mind)
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| And if that peace of mind don’t stay
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| (If that peace of mind won’t stay)
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| I’m gonna buy myself a better way
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| (I'm gonna buy myself a better way)
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| And if that better way ain’t so
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| (And if that better way ain’t so)
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| I’ll ride with the tide and go with the flow
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| And that’s why I keep on shoutin' in your ear sayin'
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| (That's why, yes indeed, oh, oh, yes indeed, oh)
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| (Yeah, yeah)
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| Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
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| Mocking bird
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| Now move over
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| Let me show you how this is done, baby
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| Yeah right, quit big leaguin' me
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| I said now, everybody have you heard
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| (Everybody, have you heard)
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| She’s gonna buy me a mockingbird
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| (He's gonna buy me a mockingbird)
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| Yeah, if that mockingbird don’t sing
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| (And if that mockingbird don’t sing)
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| She’s gonna buy me a diamond ring
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| (He's gonna buy me a diamond ring)
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| Hey, if that diamond ring won’t shine
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| (And if that diamond ring won’t shine)
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| Hey, it’ll surely break this heart of mine
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| (It's surely goin' to break this heart of mine, heart of mine)
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| And that’s the reason why I keep on tellin' everybody, sayin'
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| (That's why)
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| (Yeah, yeah)
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| Oh oh oh oh oh oh
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| Hear me now and understand
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| (Hear me now, understand)
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| She’s gonna buy me some peace of mind
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| (He's gonna buy me some peace of mind)
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| Yeah, and if that peace of mind won’t stay
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| (And if that peace of mind don’t stay)
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| I’m just gonna get myself a better way
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| (I'm gonna get myself a better way)
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| I might rise above, I might go below
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| Ride with the tide and go with the flow
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| And that’s the reason why
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| (That's why)
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| I keep on shoutin' in your ear, sayin'
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| Yeah, yeah, yeah
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| Oh no no no no no, wow wow wow, no no
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| (Oh oh oh oh)
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| Mockingbird
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| Yeah, I might rise above, go below
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| (Yeah, I might go below)
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| Ride with the tide and go with the flow
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| (Yes, and go with the flow)
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| And that’s the reason why
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| (And that’s why)
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| Oh I’m shouting in your ear sayin'
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| Yeah, yeah, yeah
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| Oh no no no no no |