| Life is short short brother
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| Ain’t it de truth?
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| And there is no other
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| Ain’t it de truth?
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| You got to rock that rainbow
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| While you still got your youth
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| Ain’t it the solid truth?
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| Was a guy named Adam
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| Ain’t it the solid truth?
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| Said «Now look here madam»
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| Ain’t it de truth?
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| «You got to bite that apple
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| While you still got your tooth»
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| Ain’t it the mellow truth?
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| Lord gave us wine and gin
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| To drown our troubles in
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| What’s all this talk of sin?
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| Rise and shine
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| And fall in line
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| Get that new religion
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| Ain’t it de truth?
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| 'Fore you is dead pigeon
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| Ain’t it de truth?
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| 'Cause when you laid horizontal
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| In that telephone booth
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| There’ll be no breathin' spell
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| It’s only natural
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| Ain’t it the gospel truth?
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| Life is short short brother
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| Ain’t it de truth?
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| And there is no other
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| Ain’t it de truth?
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| So if you don’t love livin'
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| Then you’re slightly uncouth
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| Ain’t it the dignified truth?
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| Said that gal DuBarry
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| Ain’t it de truth?
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| «Love is cash and carry
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| Ain’t it de truth?»
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| «You got to shake it down
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| Or mix it up with vermouth»
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| Ain’t it the visible, visible truth?
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| Life is a ripplin' brook
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| Man is a fish to cook
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| You got to bait your hook
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| Rise and shine
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| And cast your line
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| You got to get your possum
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| Ain’t it de truth?
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| While you still in blossom
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| Ain’t it de truth?
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| That went for Delilah
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| Cleopatra and Ruth
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| Them babes did mighty swell
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| They rang that Jezebel
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| Ain’t it the gospel truth?
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| It’s the truth
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| The truth
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| It’s the solid
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| Mellow truth |