| 1. If I had listened t’what Mama said,
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| I would not have been here today;
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| Wishing for things I’ll never have,
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| And weeping my sweet life away.
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| cho: If I was on some foggy mountain top,
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| I’d sail away to the West
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| I’d sail all around this old wide world
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| To the one I love the best.
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| 2. You caused me to weep, you caused me to mourn,
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| You caused me to leave my home;
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| Oh, that lonesome pine and those good old times,
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| I’m on my way back home.
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| cho…
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| 3. Oh, when you see that two-faced blonde,
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| There’s somethin' you can tell 'er;
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| She need not fool her time away,
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| A-tryin' to steal a feller.
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| cho…
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| 4. Oh, when you come to courtin' now,
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| Put on you navy blue;
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| That long tail «roust-a-bout"you wear,
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| Don’t do a thing for you.
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| cho… |