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******i live on a street named after a saint |
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women in the churches wear powder and paint |
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where the jews, and catholics, and the muslims all pray |
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i can tell theyre proddie from a mile away |
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goodbye jimmy reed, jimmy reed indeed |
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give me that old time religion, its just what i need |
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for thine is kingdom, the power, the glory |
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go tell it on the mountain, go tell the real story |
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tell it in that straightforward, puritanical tone |
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in the mystic hours when a persons alone |
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goodbye jimmy reed, godspeed |
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thump on the bible, proclaim a creed |
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you wont amount to much, the people all said |
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cause i didnt play guitar behind my head |
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never pandered, never acted proud |
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never took off my shoes, throw em in the crowd |
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goodbye jimmy reed, goodbye, goodnight |
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put a jewel in your crown and i put out the lights |
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they threw everything at me, everything in the book |
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i had nothing to fight with but a butchers hook |
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they had no pity, they never lend a hand |
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i cant sing a song that i dont understand |
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goodbye jimmy reed, goodbye, good luck |
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i cant play the record cause my needle got stuck |
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transparent woman in a transparent dress |
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suits you well, i must confess |
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ill break open your grapes, ill suck out the juice |
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i need you like my head needs a noose |
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goodbye jimmy reed, goodbye and so long |
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i thought i could resist her but i was so wrong |
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god be with you, brother dear |
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if you dont mind me asking what brings you here? |
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oh, nothing much, im just looking for the man |
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need to see where hes lying in this lost land |
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goodbye jimmy reed, and everything within ya |
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cant you hear me calling from down in virginia? |
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