| When I left out of Georgia in 1934
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| My baby she begged «Daddy please don’t go»
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| But I left that town
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| You know I left that town
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| When I left out of Georgia you know I was Memphis bound
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| When I stayed in Memphis in 1939
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| The woman I was loving she didn’t pay me no mind
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| Then I left that town
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| You know I left that town
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| When I left out of Memphis you know I was St. Louis bound
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| I didn’t need no steam heat by my bed
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| The little girl I had kept it cherry red
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| But I left that town
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| You know I left that town
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| When I left St. Louis you know I was Chicago bound
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| I’m gonna tell you something that you all should know
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| Chicago is the best place I ever know
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| I’m gonna stay in this town
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| I’m gonna live in this town
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| I’m gonna live in Chicago, it’s the greatest place around |