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COUPLET 1
There is they
call the
a house in New Or leans
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ri been
sing sun and it's ruin of many a and, God,
the poor boy I
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ow, I'm
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kno one.
COUPLET 2
My mo ther was a tay lor she sewed my new blue
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my
jeans,
down in
fa ther a New Or
was gam blin' man
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leans.
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a
the suit case and
on ly thing it's
bler needs,
gam
COUPLET 3 a
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trunk,
the on ly times he is sa fied, it's he's on
when a
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drunk.
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2
COUPLET 4
do
mo ther, to what I done,
Oh dren have
tell your chil
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spend ry sing sun.
your life in sin and mi in house of Ri i
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COUPLET 5 I
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got one foot the plat form, the o ther on the train I'm go in'
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New Or leans
back to to that
wear ba all and chain.
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COUPLET 6
There is a
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sun the
they call the ri sing it's been
house
in New Or leans
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ruin
of many a poor boy
and, God, I kno ow,
I'm one.
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