| Special deliver man, special deliver man
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| Please take this letter down to Brownville for me
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| Special deliver man, special deliver Man
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| Please take this letter down to Brownville, for me
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| Now that you can tell Miss Cornelius, I’m up here in Chicago
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| Oh, but I’m just as blue as I can be
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| Special deliver man, she may not be at home
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| Not but you need to worry about knockin' on her door
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| Special deliver man, she may not be home
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| Not but you need to worry about knockin' on her door
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| Now but you could just take it back to the office
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| Beause Miss Cornelia goes to school, you know
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| Now give me, 9−0-9
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| I want to use your line a while
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| Now, give me, 9−0-9
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| Lord, I want to use your line a while
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| Now that I want to talk with Miss Cornelia Burns
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| Because she just my little angel child
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| Now special deliver man, after you’ve done what I told
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| Lord, then I want you to ride away
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| Special deliver man, after you’ve done what I’ve told you
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| Lord, an I want you to ride away
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| Now, that’s the reason you hear me sing the blues
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| About my little Cornelia Burns, ev’ryday |