Key: D
Introduction:
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Verse 1:I went up to a lady's house
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To bum a bite to eat
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She fed me on some pork and beans
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And pie, and coffee sweet
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She says, "Now, Bill
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I sure did feed you good
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Will you walk out in my backyard
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And chop a stack of wood?"
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You ain't talkin' to me
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No you ain't a-talkin' to me
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I may be crazy and all like that
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But I got good sense, you see
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You ain't talkin' to me
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No you ain't a-talkin' to me
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You fed me good but I can't chop wood
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And you ain't a-talkin' to me
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Verse 2:D
Now me and my wife has ups and downs
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All throughout our married life
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Said to me one day, "Bill
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Let's stop these sorrow and strife"
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We went out upon the lake
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One evening just about dusk
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Said, "We'll drown ourselves
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No one will mourn for us"
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You ain't a-talkin' to me
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No you ain't talkin' to me
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I may be crazy and all like that
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But I got good sense, you see
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You ain't a-talkin' to me
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No you ain't a-talkin' to me
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When the lake goes dry it's time to die
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And you ain't talkin' to me
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Verse 3:D
I'm hunting with my buddy Jake
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On a bright and sunny day
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I run into a big old bear
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He would not go away
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Jake says, "He's powerful big!
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We'll need some help its clear
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I'll go back anad get the boys
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And you just keep it here."
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You ain't a-talkin' to me
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No you ain't talkin' to me
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I may be crazy and all like that
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But I got good sense, you see
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You ain't a-talkin' to me
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No you ain't a-talkin' to me
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You hold the gun, I'd rather run
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And you ain't talkin' to me
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