Who's that spankin' up the
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Weather of the afternoon?
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Exterminater for the legions of the
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Cockroaches of gloom
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Mister ears hang low
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I'm barkin' at you
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It gets scary in the morning
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When the silver night has flown
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We make merry in the gutter
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Where rats like us belong
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You try to rough ride against the tide
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But the tide is awful strong
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La la la la la la
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Shoe shine man
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I get hazy on my own
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You get what I'm sayin'?
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Shoe shine man
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You leave them a shine
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But they leave you alone
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I been in my bed
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Just a tossin' the night away
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I been dinghy for a schooner
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Row - rowin' the seas of grey
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I was lost but now I'm found
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And running down the drain
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La la la la la la
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Shoe shine man
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I get crazy on my own
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You get what I'm sayin'?
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Shoe shine man
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They leave you a dime
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But they leave you alone
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I'll be on my way
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If I can keep it under me
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Belly flopping for a medal
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Or a nowhere I have seen
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I'm gonna miss this emptiness
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Like sailors miss gangrene
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La la la la la la
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Shoeshine man
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Horse - horsin' 'neath the
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Lady city's whip
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Shoeshine man
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I'll give you a dime and
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I'll give you the slip
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Shoeshine man
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| Noe Venable |
