LAST TRAIN FROM POOR VALLEY				Norman Blake

IT WAS GOOD ONE TIME, EVERYTHING WAS MIGHTY FINE
THE COAL TIPPLES ROARED DAY AND NIGHT
BUT THINGS THEY GOT SLOW FOR NO REASONS I KNOW
AND ILL WINDS, THEY POURED IN THE SIDE

THE MINES ALL CLOSED DOWN, EVERYBODY LEAVIN' 'ROUND
WASN'T VERY MUCH LEFT TO DO
'CEPT STAND IN THAT LINE, GET YOUR RATION SCRIPT ON TIME
AND WOMAN I COULD SEE IT KILLIN' YOU

CHORUS:

NOW THE SOFT NEW SNOWS OF DECEMBER
LIGHTLY FALL MY CABIN 'ROUND
SAW THE LAST TRAIN FROM POOR VALLEY
TAKIN' BROWN-HAIRED BECKY RICHMOND DOWN

IT'S BEEN COMIN' ON I KNOW, SOON YOU WILL BE GONE
LEAVIN' CROSSED YOUR MIND EVERY DAY
THEN YOU SAID TO ME THINGS ARE BAD BACK HOME YOU SEE
I GUESS I'D BETTER BE ON MY WAY

I SHOULD BLAME YOU NOW BUT I NEVER COULD SOMEHOW
A MINER'S WIFE YOU WEREN'T CUT OUT TO BE
IT WASN'T WHAT YOU THOUGHT, JUST SOME DREAMS THAT YOU BOUGHT
WHEN YOU LEFT HOME AND RAN AWAY WITH ME (chorus)

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LEAVIN'                                           Jack Tottle

NOW I WAS A STRANGER IN LOVE AND IN TOWN
YOU SET ME UP AND YOU PUT ME DOWN
YOU HAD YOUR WAY WITH ME EVERY TIME
BUT LEAVIN' WOULD TAKE THAT LOAD OFF MY MIND

CHORUS (after each verse):

YOU WANTED LOVE AND YOU WANTED MORE
PEOPLE AND PLACES LIKE NEVER BEFORE
YOU RAN AROUND LIKE YOU THOUGHT I WAS BLIND
BUT LEAVIN' WOULD TAKE THAT LOAD OFF MY MIND

NOW YOU HAD ME FOOLED FROM HE DAY THAT WE MET
SWEET LIES YOU TOLD ME I'LL NEVER FORGET
'CAUSE YOU CAN'T KEEP LYIN' IN LOVIN' YOU'LL FIND
'CAUSE LEAVIN' WOULD TAKE THAT LOAD OFF MY MIND

NOW DON'T YOU BE WAITING FOR A KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR
THAT KIND OF LOVIN' I DON'T NEED NO MORE
YOU HAD YOUR DAY UNTIL IT CAME TIME
FOR LEAVIN' WOULD TAKE THAT LOAD OFF MY MIND

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LEFT HERE ALONE

WELL IT SEEMS THERE CAN BE NO DOUBT THAT YOUR LEAVIN'
I CAN TELL BY THE LOOK IN YOUR EYE
BUT YOU KNOW WHEN YOU GO THERE'LL BE HEARTACHE AND GRIEVIN'
AND THIS POOR GAL LEFT ALONE WONDERIN' WHY

CHORUS (after each verse):

THOUGH I KNOW THAT I'LL HAVE TO FORGET YOU
OR I WON'T STAND A CHANCE WHEN YOU GO
'CAUSE I'LL GET BY BUT I CAN'T SAY I'M SORRY I MET YOU
THOUGH I'M BLUE AND I'M LEFT HERE ALONE 

I CAN'T BE WAITING AROUND FOR THE SOUND OF YOUR WALKIN' 
DOWN THE HALL AND YOUR KNOCKIN' AT MY DOOR
I WON'T BE HOPIN' YOU'LL SAY YOU'LL CHANGE YOUR WAY OF LIVIN'
AND THAT WE CAN BE THE WAY WE WERE BEFORE

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LETTER FROM MY DARLIN'					      Bill Monroe

I CAN'T ANSWER HER LETTER
FOR SHE LEFT ME NO ADDRESS
YOU SHOULD KNOW MY LITTLE DARLIN'
YOU LEFT MY POOR HEART IN DISTRESS

CHORUS (after each verse):

I GOT A LETTER FROM MY DARLIN'
SHE SAID SHE HATED TO GO
IT BROKE MY HEART, THE WORDS SHE WROTE ME
SHE CLOSED BY SAYIN' I LOVE YOU SO

SHE WROTE THE WORDS SHE KNEW WOULD HURT ME
SHE SAID I NEVER COULD BE TRUE
I'VE TRIED, I'VE TRIED MY LITTLE DARLIN
TO PROVE MY LOVE IS JUST FOR YOU

HER LETTER MEANT GOODBYE FOREVER
ALTHOUGH WE HAVE EACH OTHER'S HEARTS
OUR LOVE WILL FADE AWAY IN SADNESS
PRECIOUS ONE, WHY DID WE HAVE TO PART

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LIFE'S RAILWAY TO HEAVEN

LIFE IS LIKE A MOUNTAIN RAILWAY
WITH AN ENGINEER THAT'S BRAVE
WE MUST MAKE THIS RUN SUCCESSFUL
FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE
WATCH THE CURVES THAT FILL THE TUNNEL
NEVER FALTER NEVER FAIL
KEEP YOUR HANDS UPON THE THROTTLE
AND YOUR EYE UPON THE RAIL

CHORUS (after each verse):

BLESSED SAVIOR THAT WILL GUIDE US
'TIL WE REACH THAT BLISSFUL SHORE
WHERE THE ANGELS WAIT TO JOIN US
IN GOD'S GRACE FOR EVERMORE

AS YOU ROLL ACROSS THE TRESTLE
SPANNING JORDAN'S SWELLING TIDE
YOU'LL BEHOLD THE UNION DEPOT
INTO WHICH YOUR TRAIN WILL GLIDE
AND YOU MEET THE SUPERINTENDENT
GOD THE FATHER, GOD THE SON
WITH A HEARTY JOYOUS GREETING
WEARY PILGRIM WELCOME HOME

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LIFE'S TOO SHORT

HERE TODAY AND GONE TOMORROW, LIFE'S TOO SHORT TO BORROW SORROW
LIFE'S TOO SHORT FOR ME TO WORRY OVER YOU
YOU ARE GONE, YOU ARE MISSIN', OTHER LIPS YOU ARE KISSIN'
LIFE'S TOO SHORT FOR ME TO WORRY OVER YOU

CHORUS (after each verse):

AND I'M LEAVIN'  (AND I'M LEAVIN')  AND I'M GRIEVIN'  (AND I'M GRIEVIN')
AND I'M GRIEVIN'"  (AND I'M GRIEVIN')  CAUSE I'M BLUE
HERE TODAY AND GONE TOMORROW, LIFE'S TOO SHORT TO BORROW SORROW
LIFE'S TOO SHORT FOR ME TO WORRY OVER YOU

SOMETIMES I THINK I'M CRAZY WITH THESE BLUE DAYS SO HAZY
CAN'T REALIZE THAT YOU ARE SO UNTRUE
NOW I KNOW THAT YOU DON'T LOVE ME AND BY ALL THE POWERS ABOVE ME
LIFE'S TOO SHORT FOR ME TO WORRY OVER YOU

I'M THROUGH WITH YOU FOREVER, FOR THIS TIME WE MUST SEVER
I'M GONNA HAVE ANOTHER HEART SO GOOD AND TRUE
THAT WAS MADE FOR USIN' NOT FOR ALL THIS ABUSIN'
LIFE'S TOO SHORT FOR ME TO WORRY OVER YOU

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LISTENING TO THE RAIN

I'M LOOKIN' OUT THE WINDOW AT THE RAIN, THIS NIGHT IS DRIVIN' ME
	CRAZY
IT'S JUST AS COLD OUTSIDE, ALL THE WARMTH IS GONE WITHOUT MY
	BABY
AND IN MY MIND SOMETHIN' STIRS AND MY LIPS START CRYIN' OUT YOUR
	NAME

CHORUS (after each verse):

WHILE I'M SITTIN' HERE WONDERIN' WHERE YOU ARE AND LISTENIN' TO THE
	RAIN

THE BEATING ON THE WINDOW CAN'T COMPARE WITH THE BEATING THAT I'M
	TAKING
THE WINDOW'S GONNA HOLD, LOOK AT ME--I'M ALREADY
	BREAKING
MEMORIES TOOK, IT HAD MY HEART, AND IT'S GONNA BREAK BENEATH THE
	STRAIN

MY MIND HAS GOT YOU PICTURED IN THE ARMS AND IN THE HEART OF A
	NEW LOVE
I'VE TRIED TO BLOCK IT OUT BUT OH MY MIND CAN SEE HER AND
	YOU LOVE
KNOWIN' THAT IT MIGHT BE TRUE, THAT YOU THINK IS CAUSIN' ALL THE
	PAIN

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LITTLE CABIN HOME ON THE HILL

TONIGHT I'M ALONE WITHOUT YOU MY DEAR
IT SEEMS I LONG FOR YOU EACH DAY
ALL I HAVE TO DO IS SIT ALONE AND CRY
IN OUR LITTLE CABIN HOME ON THE HILL

CHORUS (after each verse):

OH, SOMEONE HAS TAKEN YOU FROM ME
AND LEFT ME HERE ALL ALONE
LISTEN TO THE RAIN UPON THE WINDOW PANE
IN OUR LITTLE CABIN HOME ON THE HILL

I HOPE YOU ARE HAPPY TONIGHT AS YOU ARE
BUT IN MY HEART THERE'S A-LONGING FOR YOU STILL
I JUST KEEP IT THERE SO I WON'T BE ALONE
IN OUR LITTLE CABIN HOME ON THE HILL

NOW WHEN YOU HAVE COME TO THE END OF THE DAY
AND FIND THERE'S NO MORE HAPPINESS FOR YOU
JUST LET YOUR THOUGHTS TURN BACK ONCE MORE IF YOU WILL
TO OUR LITTLE CABIN HOME ON THE HILL

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LITTLE MAGGIE

OVER YONDER STANDS LITTLE MAGGIE
WITH HER DRAM GLASS IN HER HAND
DRINKIN' AWAY HER TROUBLES
LORD, AND FOOLIN' WITH ANOTHER MAN

OH HOW CAN I EVER STAND IT
JUST TO SEE THOSE TWO BLUE EYES
SHINING LIKE TWO DIAMONDS
LIKE TWO DIAMONDS IN THE SKY

MARCH ME AWAY TO THE STATION
WITH MY SUITCASE IN MY HAND
I'M GOING AWAY FOR TO LEAVE YOU
I'M BOUND FOR SOME DISTANT LAND

AT LAST SHE WAS ONLY FLIRTING
SHE WAS ONLY PLAYING HER PART
AND IT'S JUST LIKE A MAN TO FOLLOW
AND BE LEFT WITH A BROKEN HEART

GO AWAY, GO AWAY LITTLE MAGGIE
AND DO THE BEST YOU CAN
BUT NEVER GIVE YOUR AFFECTIONS
TO ANOTHER GAMBLING MAN

SOMETIMES I HAVE A NICKEL
AND SOMETIMES I HAVE A DIME
AND SOMETIMES I HAVE TEN DOLLARS
TO PAY LITTLE MAGGIE'S FINE

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LONELY DAYS						Tim O'Brien

BENDING BLADES,TALL GRASS BLOWIN' IN THE
BREEZE--SHININ' IN SUN
LONELY DAYS, I KEEP GOIN' TO THE
PLACE WE WENT WHEN WE WERE YOUNG

ALL I SAW WERE FLOWERS GROWIN' ALL I
HEARD  WERE THREE WORDS THAT YOU SPOKE
A BLINDED HEART NEVER KNOWIN' THAT THE
DREAM WOULD DIE WHEN I AWOKE

CHORUS 1:

IN THOSE DAYS OUR LIVES WERE SIMPLE
I WAS YOURS AND YOU WERE MINE
BUT I WAS WRONG TO TRY AND HOLD TOO
TIGHT AND TIE YOU TO MY SIDE  (verse 1)

CHORUS 2:

IN MY HEART I LONG FOR THOSE DAYS
THOUGH YOUR LOVE HAS PASSED ME BY
AND THOUGH THE HARD TIMES BEAT DOWN ON ME
STILL I HOLD YOUR DREAM UP HIGH  (verse 1)

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LONESOME HOMESICK BLUES

CHORUS (after each verse):

I'VE GOT THE LONESOME OLD HOMESICK BLUES
I'VE GOT 'EM BAD BABE DOWN IN MY SHOES
I LEFT SOMEONE THERE THAT I MIGHT LOSE
THAT'S WHY I'VE GOT THESE OLD HOMESICK BLUES 

IT MAKES ME HOMESICK TO HEAR YOUR NAME
TILL I'M HOLDIN' YOU DEAR IN MY ARMS AGAIN
I'M GONNA ARRIVE THERE OLD LONESOME TRAIN
TO THE ONE I LEFT BACK IN MESA SPRINGS 

I'VE BEEN AWAY FOR A LONG LONG TIME
NOW I'M RIDIN' DOWN THIS OLD RAILROAD LINE
TO THE ONE I LEFT AND I HOPE I'LL FIND
TO EASE THIS LONESOME BLUE HEART OF MINE

YOU TOLD ME ONCE DEAR YOU LOVED ME SO
AND IT'S ALL RIGHT NOW EVERYWHERE I GO
I'LL SOON BE KNOWING IF THIS IS SO
OR HAS YOUR LOVE FOR ME GONE COLD

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LONESOME OLD HOME                            Ed Hamilton

LAST NIGHT I LAY DOWN, EVERYTHING WAS SO FINE
HAD MAMA AND DAD, SO MUCH ON MY MIND
THINKIN' OF HOME AND THE ONES I LOVE SO
EVERYTHING WAS SO GREAT AROUND THE OLD HOME

CHORUS (after each verse):

THEN I WOKE UP, I WAS A-DREAMIN'
NO MOTHER NO DAD, NO CHILDREN A-PLAYIN'
EVERYTHING WAS SO QUIET, EVERYBODY WAS GONE
THERE WAS NOTHIN' LEFT BUT A LONESOME OLD HOME

THEN I GOT UP, THE SUN WAS SO BRIGHT
I LOOKED ALL AROUND BUT SOMETHING'S NOT RIGHT
I WALKED OUT THE DOOR AND THERE ON A HILL
STOOD TWO LONESOME GRAVES, LORD IT GAVE ME A CHILL

AS I STOOD THERE EVERYTHING WAS SO STILL
AS I STARTED TO LEAVE THOSE LONESOME OLD HILLS
LEAVIN' BEHIND WHERE I USED TO ROAM
MAMA AND DAD AND A LONESOME OLD HOME

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LONESOME ROAD BLUES

I'M GOIN' DOWN THIS LONG LONESOME ROAD
I'M GOIN' DOWN THIS LONG LONESOME ROAD
I'M GOIN' DOWN THIS LONG LONESOME ROAD, LORD, LORD
AND I AIN'T GONNA BE TREATED THIS WAY

I'M GOIN' DOWN THIS ROAD FEELING BAD (x3)
AND I AIN'T GONNA BE TREATED THIS WAY

TWO-DOLLAR SHOES ON MY FEET...

TEN DOLLAR SHOES FIT ME FINE...

I'M WAY DOWN IN JAIL ON MY KNEES...

THEY FEED ME ON CORNBREAD AND BEANS...

I'M GOIN' WHERE THE CLIMATE SUITS MY CLOTHES... 

I'M GOIN' WHERE THE WATER TASTES LIKE WINE...

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LONG GONE

CHORUS (after each verse):

LONG GONE IS HOW I'M LEAVIN'
LONG GONE, WHY DO YOU CRY
THIS IS WHAT YOU WANTED BABY
SO I'M GONE, LONG GONE

I HAVE TRIED TO MAKE YOU HAPPY
STILL YOU SAY I'VE DONE YOU WRONG
THIS IS IT, WE'RE THROUGH FOREVER
SO I'M GONE, LONG GONE

PLEASE DON'T TRY TO OVERTAKE ME
WHAT I RIDE WILL BE TOO FAST
THIS IT, WE'RE THROUGH FOREVER
I'M GONE AND FREE AT LAST

PLEASE DON'T SHED NO TEARS AT PARTING
FOR YOUR TEARS WILL NOT ATONE
AFTER ALL THE PAIN YOU CAUSED ME
I'M GONE, LONG GONE

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THE LONGER YOU WAIT

THE LONGER YOU WAIT TO LEAVE ME
THE LONGER I'LL HURT WHEN YOU'RE GONE
AND THE LONGER IT TAKES YOU TO BREAK MY HEART
THE LONGER THE PAIN LINGERS ON

CHORUS (after each verse):

HOW LONG WILL YOU PROLONG MY MISERY
WISH I COULD LEAVE ON MY OWN
BUT THE LONGER YOU WAIT TO LEAVE ME
THE LONGER I'LL HURT WHEN YOU'RE GONE

WE BOTH KNOW YOU NEVER LOVED ME
I LIED TO MYSELF FROM THE START
AND THE THOUGHT THAT SOME DAY YOU'LL LEAVE ME
AND THE KNOWING TEARS ME APART

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LOST AND I'LL NEVER FIND THE WAY

CHORUS (after each verse):

LONESOME, LONESOME
PINING AWAY
NOW YOU SAY IT'S BEST WE PART EVEN THOUGH IT BREAKS MY HEART
I'M LOST AND I'LL NEVER FIND THE WAY

SINCE YOU SAID WE MUST PART, DARLIN' YOU BROKE MY HEART
I'M DRIFTIN' LIKE A SHIP LOST AT SEA
IN A WORLD OF DESPAIR, IT IS SO LONESOME THERE
WHY DON'T YOU COME BACK TO ME

YOU SAID YOU'D BE TRUE, NO ONE ELSE WOULD EVER DO
I BELIEVED IN YOU WITH ALL MY HEART AND SOUL
BUT YOU BROKE EVERY VOW AND IT'S ALL OVER NOW
I'M LEFT IN THIS WORLD ALL ALONE

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LOST HIGHWAY

I'M A ROLLING STONE ALL ALONE AND LOST
FOR A LIFE OF SIN I'VE PAID THE COST
WHEN I PASS BY ALL THE PEOPLE SAY
THERE GOES ANOTHER GUY DOWN THAT LOST HIGHWAY

I WAS JUST A LAD, NEARLY TWENTY-TWO
NEITHER GOOD NOR BAD, JUST A KID LIKE YOU
BUT NOW I'M LOST, TOO LATE TO PRAY
LORD, I PAID THE COST ON THAT LOST HIGHWAY

JUST A DECK OF CARDS AND A JUG OF WINE
AND A WOMAN'S LIES MAKES A LIFE LIKE MINE
OH THE DAY WE MET, I WENT ASTRAY
I STARTED DOWN THAT LOST HIGHWAY

NOW BOYS DON'T START YOUR RAMBLIN' ROUND
ON THIS ROAD OF SIN OR YOU'RE SORROW BOUND
TAKE MY ADVICE OR YOU'LL CURSE THE DAY
YOU STARTED ROLLIN' DOWN THAT LOST HIGHWAY

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LOST RIVER					 Michael Martin Murphey

THERE'S A LOST RIVER THAT FLOWS IN A VALLEY WHERE NO ONE GOES
WHERE THE WILD WATERS RUSH FROM THOSE DEEP IN THE HUSH
THOUGH I'M FAR FROM THERE NOW, LORD I'LL BE BACK SOMEHOW
TO WHERE THE LOST RIVER WINDS IN THE SHADOW OF THE PINES

CHORUS (after each verse):

OH LOST RIVER NOW I'M COMIN' BACK
TO THE POT-BELLIED STOVE, WHERE THE FIREWOOD'S ALL STACKED
MY SWEET FLEUR DE LIS COME ALONG AND GO WITH ME 
WHERE THE LOST RIVER WINDS IN THE SHADOW OF THE PINES

NOW EVERYBODY KNOWS WHERE THAT LOST RIVER FLOWS
IT'S SOME PLACE HE'S LOST BEHIND BRIDGES THAT HE'S CROSSED
WELL HE'D LIKE TO RETURN BUT THE BRIDGES ARE ALL BURNED
AND HE'S MUCH TOO FAR DOWN TO RETURN TO HIGHER GROUND

OH LOST RIVER FAR OVER THE RIDGE
NOW IS IT TOO LATE FOR ME TO BUILD ME A NEW BRIDGE
TO THE BRIGHT GOLDEN TIME WHEN HER LOVE WAS STILL MINE
AND THE WORLD WAS STILL WILD LIKE THE HEART OF A CHILD

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LOVE AND WEALTH

DARLIN' I'M ALONE IN A LITTLE MOUNTAIN HOME
IT'S LONELY, COLD, AND LOVELESS NOW INSIDE
FOR YOUR CHILDISH VOWS OF LOVE LASTED ONLY ONE SHORT YEAR
THEN YOU WENT AWAY TO BE ANOTHER'S BRIDE

CHORUS (after each verse):

YOU WILL NEVER KNOW THE PAIN
THAT I FELT THE DAY YOU LEFT
SHOULD YOU EVER WED AGAIN
LET ME WISH YOU LOVE AND WEALTH

NOW THAT SAME OLD WHIPPOORWILL BREAKS THE SILENCE ON THE HILL
AS I STAND AND GAZE UPON THAT FADED WALL
WELL YOUR PICTURE USED TO HANG IN A LITTLE GOLDEN FRAME
AND THE IMAGE OF YOUR SMILE I STILL RECALL

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LOVE, COME HOME

AS YOU READ THIS LETTER THAT I WRITE TO YOU
SWEETHEART I HOPE YOU'LL UNDERSTAND
THAT YOU'RE THE ONLY LOVE I KNEW
PLEASE FORGIVE ME IF YOU CAN

CHORUS (after each verse):

SWEETHEART, I BEG YOU TO COME HOME TONIGHT
I'M SO BLUE AND ALL ALONE
I PROMISE THAT I'LL TREAT YOU RIGHT
LOVE, OH LOVE, OH PLEASE COME HOME

THAT OLD WIND IS COLD AND SLOWLY CREEPING AROUND
AND THE FIRE IS BURNING LOW
THE SNOW HAS COVERED UP THE GROUND
YOUR BABY'S HUNGRY, SICK, AND COLD

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LOW-DOWN DIRTY DOG

THE TEARS ARE IN MY
EYES, YOU KNOW THE REASON WHY--YOU LEFT ME IN A
FOG, YOU LOW-DOWN DIRTY DOG

I CAN'T FORGET THE
YEARS, I CAN'T FORGET THE TEARS--YOU DROPPED ME LIKE A
LOG, YOU LOW-DOWN DIRTY DOG

YOU'RE RUNNIN' ROUND I
SEE, YOU BLAME IT ALL ON ME--I'M NOT THE ONE TO
FLOG, YOU LOW-DOWN DIRTY DOG

I KNOW YOU'RE RUNNIN'
ROUND, I CANNOT HOLD YOU DOWN--YOU STIFFED ME LIKE A
FROG, YOU LOW-DOWN DIRTY DOG

YOU TREAT ME LIKE A
SWINE, YOU THINK THAT I DON'T MIND--YOU STUCK ME LIKE A
HOG, YOU LOWDOWN DIRTY DOG

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