It's aginst th' law to walk, it's aginst th' law to talk
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It's aginst th' law to loaf, it's aginst th' law to work
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It's aginst th' law to read, it's aginst th' law to write
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It's aginst th' law to be a black, brown or white
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Ever'thing's aginst th' law
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I'm a low pay daddy singing th' high price blues
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It's aginst th' law to eat, it's aginst th' law to drink
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It's aginst th' law to worry, it's aginst th' law to think
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It's aginst th' law to marry or try to settle down
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It's aginst th' law to ramble like a bum from town to town
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Ever'thing's aginst th' law
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I'm a low pay daddy singing th' high price blues
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It's aginst th' law to come, it's aginst th' law to go
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It's aginst th' law to ride, it's aginst th' law to roll
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It's aginst th' law to hug, it's aginst th' law to kiss
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It's aginst th' law to shoot, it's aginst th' law to miss
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Ever'thing's aginst th' law
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I'm a low pay daddy singing th' high price blues
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It's aginst th' law to gamble, it's aginst th' law to roam
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It's aaginst th' law to organize or try to build a home
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It's aginst th' law to sing, it's aginst th' law to dance
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It's aginst th' law to tell you all th' trouble on my hands
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Ever'thing in Winston-Salem is aginst th' law
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I'm a low pay daddy singin' th' high price blues
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WORDS: Woody Guthrie (1947) - MUSIC: Billy Bragg (1995)
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Aginst Th' Law
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| Billy Bragg |
