They say that I'm a loner
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They say that I'm a stooge
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But all I've ever wanted
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Was back in Baton Rouge
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We'd paddle up the river
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Go fishin' in a stream
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We'd see the people drinkin'
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On the Mississippi Queen
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Chorus:
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And Mama had a stove
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And Daddy had a still
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Then Daddy ran away
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With his second cousin Jill
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I left home at ten
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I joined a carnival
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Washin' down the elephants
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Life was never dull
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One night when the clowns
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Had all got drunk
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I sneaked into your wagon
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And rifled through your trunk
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Chorus repeat
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And Mama raised us up
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To never tell a lie
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Except when there's a secret
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Where the neighbors tend to pry
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Mama had a stove repeat x2
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Mama had a stove
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| Stan Ridgway |
