| Come along little children come along
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| While the moon is shining bright
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| Now get on board going down the river float
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| We gonna raise a ruckus tonight
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| Well my old mistress promised me
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| Raise a ruckus tonight
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| That when she died she’d set me free
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| Raise a ruckus tonight
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| Well she lived so long that her head got bald
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| Raise a ruckus tonight
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| I finally had to kill her with a white oak maul
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| Well well well
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| Well our old lady gets mad at me
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| Raise a ruckus tonight
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| When I won’t drink at the India tea
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| Raise a ruckus tonight
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| Well now she is good and then she is bad
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| Raise a ruckus tonight
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| Boys she’s evil like a devil when she gets mad
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| Well
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| Well Raise a ruckus tonight
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| Raise a ruckus tonight
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| Now we gonna raise a ruckus tonight
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| Raise a ruckus tonight
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| Well well well
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| Well raise a ruckus, raise a ruckus
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| Raise a ruckus tonight
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| Get on board going down the river float
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| We gonna raise a ruckus tonight |