T-bone Billy just a singin' the blues
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Caught his lady with another man
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Lit up a smoke and did some talkin'
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With the back of his hand
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She started shakin', started losing her mind
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But he was kicking back and playing it cool
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Signed her walkin' papers
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Took the 5:15 to Kalamazoo
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Sing for your supper,
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Nobody rides for free
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Eat your heart out, I'll send it C.O.D.
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One, two baby what you do
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Three, four let me show you the door
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You're better off dead than makin' a mess of me
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Five, six take your last licks
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Seven, eight let me give it to you straight
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You're better off dead than makin a mess of me
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Now Billy-boy's out havin' a ball playin' fiddle at the local bar
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Dark shades, cool kicks, he's Hollywood Blvd.
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Slick Daddy and his fat cigar sayin':
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"Sign upon the dotted line!"
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He shook his head and said:
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"All I need is that fiddle of mine!"
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Sing for your supper,
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Nobody rides for free
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Take your big time, I'll take care of me
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One, two baby what you do
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Three, four let me show you the door
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You're better off dead than makin' a mess of me
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Five, six take your last licks
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Seven, eight let me give it to you straight
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You're better off dead than makin a mess of me
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When trouble came knockin'
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Billy kep-a-rockin' like this...
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Sing for your supper,
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Nobody rides for free
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Eat your heart out, I'll send it C.O.D.
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One, two baby what you do
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Three, four let me show you the door
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You're better off dead than makin' a mess of me
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Five, six take your last licks
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Seven, eight let me give it to you straight
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You're better off dead than makin a mess of me
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One, two baby what you do
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Three, four let me show you the door
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You're better off dead than makin' a mess of me
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Five, six take your last licks (lick it)
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Seven, eight let me give it to you straight
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You're better off dead than makin a mess of me
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Makin` A Mess
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| Skid Row |
