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Lord have mercy
 Got to tell it
 Tell it just like it is, every word
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 Yeah, I was living in St. Louis
 In the year of 1955
 Mama didn't have no great mansion
 Just a little old country dive
 Papa worked all week long
 Trying to keep us six kids alive
 So I hitchhiked to Chicago
 Just to hear Muddy Waters play
 I sat and listened to him sing
 Until the early hours of day
 I asked him what I could do to make it
 And it was he who showed me the way
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 I went back home and wrote a song
 And made a record I could claim
 The little tune jumped on the charts
 And rode me right on up to fame
 It netted over ten thousand dollars
 And added glory to my name
 I was standing at the airport
 With my guitar in my hand
 And a first class ticket
 Destination movie land
 I will be in Hollywood, Mama
 Before the roosters crow again
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 When I first started playing music
 Over sixteen years ago
 Every big town in the country
 From San Fran to Baltimore
 Trying to bring some happy hours
 Doing the only thing I know
 Can't help it but I love it
 Stand here, sing to you
 Brings back so many memories
 Many things we used to do
 'Til I see you here again
 Take care, good luck to you
 

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Duration
04:24
Key
4
Tempo
112 BPM

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