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Aw, the revenue man1 is ridin', boy, you'd better look out
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(spoken: High sheriff ain't purrty2)
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Aw, the revenue man is ridin', boy, you'd better look out
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(spoken: Boy, if he hollers you, you don't stop, boy)
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If he hollers you, don't stop, you will likely be knocked out
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Oh, a doney loves her saltwater3, well, she always wants a drink
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(spoken: Got to have a drink!)
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My doney loves saltwater, she always wants a drink
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(spoken: Boy, if they see you with a bottle, though)
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If they see you with a bottle, they will almost break your neck
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Oh, take me home to, Lord, that shiny star
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(spoken: Aw sho'!)
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I say take me home to that shiny star
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(spoken: She don't need no tellin's, daddy, aw sho')
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She don't need no tellin', daddy will take you in his car
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Oh, come on, mama, let us, go to the edge of town
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(spoken: Aw sho'!)
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Come on, mama, let us, go to the edge of town
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(spoken: Baby, I know where there's a bird's nest built at)
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I know where there's a bird's nest, built down on the ground
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Oh, I wake up every mornin', now, with a jinx all around my bed
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(spoken: Aw sho!)
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I wakes up every mornin', with a jinx all around my bed
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(spoken: You know I'll have them jinx forever)
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I have been a good provider, but I believe I have been misled
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Revenue Man Blues (Version 1)
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| Charley Patton |
