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1. Well, here, I sit high gettin' ideas,
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ain't nothin' but a fool
would live like this.
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Out all night and runnin' wild,
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my
woman sittin' home with a month old child.
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Dang me, dang me, they oughta take a
rope and hang me,
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high from the highest tree, woman,
would you weep for me !
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2. Just sittin' round drinkin'
with the rest of the guys,
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six
rounds bought and I bought five.
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Spent the groceries and half
the rent,
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3. They say roses are red and violets are purple,
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sugar’s
sweet and so is maple syruple.
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Well I'm the seventh out of
seven sons,
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my
pappy was a pistol, I'm a son - of - a - gun.
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(orig. = no capo; midi = capo 1st) (Roger Miller)