| Now, today has been a long lonesome day, you hear me talkin' to you,
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| did you hear what I say?
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| Lord, today has been a long old lonesome day
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| And now 'morra, hee, Lord, will be the same old way
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| I been to the Nation, 'round the territo', you hear me talkin' to you,
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| you got to reap what you sow
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| I done been all through the Nation, and 'round the territo'
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| But I ain’t found no Heaven on earth, Lord, nowhere I go
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| I’m going to the big house, and I don’t even care, don’t you hear me talkin' to
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| you, I’m scoldin', too, my dear
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| I’m going in the morning, and I don’t even care
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| I might get four, five years, Lord, and I might get the chair
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| Ow, stop and listen, see tomorrow bring, you hear me talkin' 'til you start to
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| playin'
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| You better stop now and listen, and see what tomorrow bring
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| It might bring you sunshine, Lord, and it may bring rain
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| Some got six months, some got a solid year, you hear me talkin' to you, buddy,
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| what made you stop by here?
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| Some or 'em got six months, partner, and some got a solid year
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| But I believe my partner, Lord, got lifetime here |