| Standin' outside, y’all
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| It’s raining, children
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| Gettin' soaking wet
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| And it’s raining, y’all
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| Been put out, y’all
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| Nowhere to go, children
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| People all ask me
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| «Tell me what’s wrong with you»
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| Tell 'em I’ve been sick, y’all, yeah
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| Yes, I’ve been sick, children, yeah
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| My baby got me in a terrible shape
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| Lord, she got me sufferin'
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| With a headache, yeah
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| Lord, pain in my heart workin'
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| Dragging my feet, y’all
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| Twelve long days, children
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| Had a bite to eat now
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| Y’all wanna know, yeah
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| Tell me what’s wrong with me
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| Said I’ve been sick, y’all, yeah
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| Tell you I’m sick, y’all, yeah
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| Now no doctor’s medicine
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| Will do me no good
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| Lord have mercy, children
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| I wished it would, yeah
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| Somebody, sick, bad shape
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| Pain, children, tremblin', y’all
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| Legs are tremblin', Lord
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| Hands are tied
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| Feel like I got a headache
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| Right here in my side
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| Heart’s turning over
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| Beating like a drum, y’all
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| Tom tom tom, yeah
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| Heart’s keep a beating, baby
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| Now what’s wrong with me
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| Tell y’all I’m sick, y’all
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| Said I’m sick, y’all
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| Got me in a terrible shape
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| But nobody’s got to
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| Get me off this shape
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| Yeah honey, oh y’all
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| Sufferin', children
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| Lord, I’m tired of it, honey
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| Rain is cold, children
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| Burnin' my side, y’all
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| Standing on the outside
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| Water in my shoes, children
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| She got me suffering, baby
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| Oh that’s bad news, man
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| She got me moaning, y’all
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| Troubles out calm, yeah
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| She got me startin' to think
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| Where did I come from, y’all
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| Tell you I’ve been sick, y’all
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| Yeah, I’ve been sick, y’all
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| Everybody wanna know
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| Why I’m a wreck, y’all |