Poverty Stricken But Still I'm A-Stickin' To The Things I Know To Be Facts
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One Day It's Feathers And The Next Day Chicken While I'm Pickin' My Yakety Axe
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Ev'rybody Says That I Never Will Get Far, Keepin' Out Of Work By Pickin' This Guitar
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Livin' On A Shoe-String, Puttin' Off Things Like A Shave And A Hair Cut
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Money Don't Matter As Long As I Scatter A Little Bit Of Happiness Around
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If People Keep A Grinnin' I Figure I'm A Winnin' My Good Old Yakety Sound
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City Folks Go Around Turnin' Up Their Noses And Countin' Their Greenbacks And Smellin' Their Roses
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But I Wouldn't Trade My Yakety Axe, Even For A T-Bone
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I'm Confessin' I Never Took A Lesson, All My Notes Are A Matter Of Guessin'
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Hopin' They'll Come Out In Some Kinda Of Manner That'll Make The Yakety Sound
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So If You're In The Mood And Your Feet Start Tappin'
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And You Feel Laid Back And Your Hands Start Clappin'
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Then I'll Have Done What I Wanted To From Way Back
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You're Diggin' My Yakety Axe
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Now, A Pick
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Yakety Axe
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Mark Knopfler & Chet Atkins |