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I keep singing them sad sad songs, y'all

Sad songs is all I know

I keep singing them sad sad songs, y'all

Sad songs is all I know

It has a sweet melody tonight

Anybody can sing it any old time

I touches your heart

Puts you in a groove

And when you sing this song

It'll make your whole body move

It goes -

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Your turn -

My turn

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Your turn now -

All my life I've been singin' sad songs

Tryin' to get my message to you, honey

But that's the only song, y'all

I can sing

And when you get through singin'

My message will be to you

It goes -

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Your turn now

It's a lovely song, y'all

Sweet music, honey

It's just a line, oh but

It tells a story, baby

You got to get the message

A stone message, honey

A lovely line, baby

I'm worried in mind, watch me

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Your turn -

Everybody's turn, everybody -

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One more time

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Worried in mind, y'all...

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Standin' outside, y'all

It's raining, children

Gettin' soaking wet

And it's raining, y'all

Been put out, y'all

Nowhere to go, children

People all ask me, son

Tell me what's wrong with you

Tell 'em I've been sick, y'all, yeah

Yes, I've been sick, children, yeah

My baby got me

In a terrible shape

Lord, she got me sufferin'

With a headache, yeah

Lord, pain in my heart workin'

Dragging my feet, y'all

Twelve long days, children

Had a bite to eat now

Y'all wanna know, yeah

Tell me what's wrong with me

Said I've been sick, y'all, yeah

Tell you I'm sick, y'all, yeah

Now no doctor's medicine

Will do me no good

Lord have mercy, children

I wished it would, yeah

Somebody, sick, bad shape

Pain, children, tremblin', y'all

Legs are tremblin', Lord

Hands are tied

Feel like I got a headache

Right here in my side

Heart's turning over

Beating like a drum, y'all

Tom tom tom, yeah

Heart's keep a beating, baby

Now what's wrong with me

Tell y'all I'm sick, y'all

Said I'm sick, y'all

Got me in a terrible shape
But somebody got me out this shape

Yeah honey

Sufferin', children

Lord, I'm tired of it, honey

Rain is cold, children

Burnin' my side, y'all

Standing on the outside

Water in my shoes, children

She got me suffering, baby

Oh that's bad news, man

She got me moaning, y'all

Troubles out calm, yeah

She got me startin' to think

Where did I come from, y'all

Tell you I've been sick, y'all

Yeah, I've been sick, y'all

Everybody wanna know...

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I was dancing with my baby

To that Tennessee Waltz

When an old friend I happened

Happened to see

Well I didn't know I was going to see him

I introduced him to my baby

While, while they kept on playing

That friend stole my sweetheart

Away from me, yes he did

I remember, yeah, that night

Of that beautiful Tennessee Waltz

Oh you know, you'll never know

You'll never know just how much I've lost, ooh

I lost my baby, my sweet baby

While, while they kept on playing

That beautiful Tenne- Tennessee Waltz

Yeah yeah yeah now

I remember, yeah, that night

Of that beautiful Tennessee Waltz

Oh you know, you know, you know

Just how much I've lost

Ooh honey, I lost too much, yeah

I lost my baby, my sweet baby

While, while they kept on playing

That beautiful, wonderful

That marvelous, yeah man that glorious

That cotton pickin' Tenne-

Tennessee Waltz

I lost my baby, my my my my baby

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Hey Lorene girl, huh

Bring yourself home to me

You've got my mind

Messed up and shattered

I'm at the point

Where don't nothin' matter

You got me beggin', pleadin' and needin'

Oh sweet Lorene, girl, all right

The places that we used to go

I can't stand to go there no more

The smilin' faces we used to see

I bow my head

'Cause they're starin' at me, now

You got me scared, weepin' and moanin'

Oh sweet Lorene, girl, all right

Let me tell you about it

If you want my lovin', girl

You got to get it home to me, girl

I'm gonna kiss you from head to toe

Love you more and more

When you get here

I'm gonna sock it to you

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Do it, do it

Ooh sweet Lorene, all right, yeah girl

You got to hurry, don't stay no longer

'Cause my need for you

Is gettin' mighty stronger, girl

Five long years I been sufferin'

Tryin' to tell you, girl

I ain't had nothin'

You got me beggin', pleadin' and weapin'

Oh sweet Lorene, girl, all right

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Oh she may be weary

And young girls they do get wearied

Wearing that same old shaggy dress

Yeah yeah

But when she gets weary

Try a little tenderness, yeah yeah

oh my my, huh

You know she's waiting

Just anticipating

A thing that she'll never

Never, never, never, never possess, yeah yeah yeah

But while she's there waiting

And without them

Try a little tenderness

That's all you gotta do

It's not just sentimental, no no no

She has her grief and care

Yeah yeah yeah

But the soft words

They are spoke so gentle, yeah

It makes it easier

Easier to bare, yeah

You won't regret it, no no

Young girls they don't forget it

Love is their whole happiness, yeah

But it's all so easy

All you've gotta do is, man

Hold her where you want her

Squeeze her, don't tease her

Never leave her, get to her

Just try, try a little tenderness, yeah yeah yeah

You got to know how to love her, man

Take this advice, man

You got to squeeze her

Don't tease her, never leave

You got to hold her

And brother, something else

Try a little tenderness, yeah yeah yeah yeah

You've got to tenderness, now, uh

I tell you, don't lose her, no no

You got to love her, tease her

Don't leave her

Got to try, now now now

Try, try a little tenderness, yeah

Watch the groove

You got to know what to do, man

Take this advice

You gotta love and squeeze

Don't tease my baby

Love her, lord...

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She was a day tripper girl, now

She give me a one-way ticket there, y'all

It took me so, so very long, huh

I found out, I found out

I found out, I found out, children yeah

Took me out, yes she did

And then she teased me a little bit

She told me she would love me

Teased me a little bit, y'all, huh, yeah

But I'll take the easy way out, girl, huh

I said I got a good reason now, huh

I'm gonna take the easy way out, huh

She was a day tripper girl, now

She give me a one-way ticket there, y'all

It was so, so very long, baby, ha

I found out, I found out

Yes I did, ha

Listen to me, let me tell you about her

She give me a hard time

Everything about that girl

Is good reason, children

I'm gonna take the easy way out, y'all, huh

I said I got a good reason, girl, yeah, huh

I'm gonna take the easy way out, now

She was a day tripper girl, now, ha

I got a one-way ticket there girl

It took me so, so very long, y'all, huh

I found out, I found out

I found out, oh yeah

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Day tripper girl, yeah

She give me one-way ticket there, y'all

It took me so, so very long, huh

I found out, I found out

Ouh, Ooh baby

She's a teaser, nothing but a teaser

Good teaser, nothing but a teaser now

Give me a hard time

On everything I do, y'all

This is my lover's prayer

And I hope it'll reach out to you, my love

This is my lover's prayer

And I hope you can understand it, my love

My life is such a weary thing

But in my ears

Oh this old prayer just ring and ring

You keep on wanting, waiting and wishing

When you know deep down I'm not to blame

What you gonna do tonight

When you need some lovin' arms

To hold you tight

Tell me what you gonna do tonight

When you need my happy voice

To tell you goodnight

Honey, but you can't

Let that be no problem

You've got to come on home

And help me solv'em

Then I won't be missing you, and honey

My lover's prayer would be all over, ooh my

What can the matter be now

It can't be too serious

We can't talk it over

Living in this misery

Darling, you can't make my life all over

Honey, but you don't

Let that be no problem

Just come on home and help me solv'em

Then I won't be missing you

I won't keep missing you

And my lover's prayer would be all over

It's got to be all over

Honey all over

Don't keep my mind going around

In so many circles

This is my lover's prayer, lord

Come on, come on home, lord

This is my lover's prayer

I'm sending it out to you

And I hope it'll reach you, darlin'...

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Oh she put the hurt on me, y'all

Yes she did

She put the hurt on me, y'all

Oh she put the hurt on me

My baby socked it to me

Put the hurt on me, y'all

** Oh she put the hurt on me

   Yes she did

   She put the hurt on me, children

   Oh she put the hurt on me, huh

   My baby socked it to me

   She put the hurt on me, now

*  Wait a minute

   I gotta tell you about it

   She give me twenty two minutes of love

   I had to think about it

   She give me forty minutes

   I had to talk about it

   She give me sixty minutes

   I can't do without it

   She give me one hour of love, y'all

   She give me that yeah

Oh she put the hurt on me

Yes she did

She put the hurt on me, y'all, now

Oh she put the hurt on me, huh

My baby did it to me

Put the hurt on me, y'all

(* Repeat: 2nd time

   I couldn't do without it

   She give me one hour of love

   Then knocked me on the floor y'all)

(** Repeat)

Oh she put the hurt on me

My baby did the thing to me

She did the-

Oh she put the hurt on me

My baby rolled me on my back...

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My baby nothing but a ton of joy

Children, yes she is one ton of joy

My baby nothing but a ton of joy

Love, love, love, love, love, lovely

Lovely ton of joy

The way she love me

Makes me know I'm a man

What she do for me

You don't understand, children

Baby, you're a ton of joy

Lovely, lovely, lovely ton of joy

She's got what all men

Are trying to find

Drives a strong man

Practically out of his mind, children

She gives a blind man eyes to see, y'all

She knocks a preacher man

Straight on his knees, y'all

Baby, baby, you're a ton of joy

Girl, I love, I love your ton of joy

Children, the way she loves me

Makes me wanna learn

You sets me on fire

But I'm willing to burn, children, ou

Girl, you're a ton of joy

A lovely, lovely, lovely ton of joy

You love girl, I love you, baby

No matter what you do, girl

I'm gonna keep loving you

No matter what you say

You got one hundred tons of -

One hundred ton of joy, baby

You don't weigh but a hundred

But I just love you...

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You're gone away

And you done left me alone, yeah

I've got nobody to call my own

I believe it's bye bye, baby, yeah

I wish you a lot of luck, darling

But you're still my baby

my my my baby

Told you I love you, honey

Yes, I did

Many, many, many times again, yeah

I've always played a losing hand

But it's bye, bye, bye, baby

That's what you're telling me

I wish you a lot of luck, darling

But I'm letting you know

You're still my baby

ooh yeah

You may be, yes you may be

A thousand miles away, yeah

No matter how far or you may be

Looking at me somewhere

Right here in this town, Lord, Lord

But tell me all I, all I

All I want to know, know

Tell me, tell me what did I do, honey

Why, why, why did you put me down

Darling, darling

Somebody, somebody help me

Out of all this pain

But I've always played a losing game

But it's bye bye, baby, yeah

That's what you tellin'

Lots of luck, darling

But I want you to know

That you're still my baby, my baby, my baby, yeah

You're still my baby, yeah

I want you to know

No matter where you go

No matter where I see you

I want you to be my baby

No matter what in the world you do

Honey, I want you to be my baby...

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I'm a hawg for you, baby

I'm gonna root all around your door

I'm a dirty hawg for you, baby

And I'm gonna keep on rootin'

All around your door, baby, now now

I'm gonna keep on rootin', baby

Till I can't root no more

I got rockin' pneumonia, asiatic flu

I got something to tell you, baby

I wanna sock it to you

Hawg for you, baby

And I'm gonna rock all around your door

Keep on rootin', rootin'

Rootin', root, baby, yeah

Till I just can't root no more

Hawg for you, baby

Hawg for you, honey

They say I'm a dirty man

But I'm doin'the best I can

They say I don't do none right

But I'm gonna make love all night, huh

I'm a hawg for you, baby

And I'm gonna root all around your door

Keep on rootin', mama

Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord

Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord

Till I just can root no more

Let's take it home, boys, oh yeah

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Love have mercy, yeah, on my soul

How many kisses, y'all, have I stole

From other girls they didn't belong to me

That's why the payback is just misery, yeah

Love have mercy, y'all, Lord

Love have mercy on me now

Love have mercy, y'all, on my heart

For this young girl 

Is just tearing it apart

It's got me week

Oh don't ever let me go

'Cause I couldn't stand to reap

What I've sown now

Love have mercy, y'all, huh

Love have mercy on me, yeah

This feeling, Lord, is killing me

All the things I did wasn't right

And now I'm just sittin' like a duck

Sittin' here on that dynamite, yeah, yeah, yeah

Ou ni, now, lord, somebody help me

Comin' loose y'all

Love have mercy, yeah, on this man

All the wrong I did now I understand

I broke a lot of hearts

Before I got to her

And now this suffering

Just like they were, tell me 'bout it

Love have mercy, yeah, ooh

Love have mercy on poor me

Love have mercy

Yeah, got to tell you about it

You got me sufferin'

Lord, just like they were

Don't make me suffer

Don't make me, love have mercy on me

Don't make me suffer, no no no no no no

Love have mercy, mercy, mercy

Love have mercy, mercy, mercy

Love have mercy on me

No don't do it to me

You got me doin' the things

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