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All last night, I sat on the lavvie and moaned.
All last night, I sat on the levee and moaned.
Come on ta s*** car go.
Going down ta Chicago
Crime won't help you, crime won't do you no good
Cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do you no good
Got what it takes to make the Muffin Man play guitar.
Got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home.
Mean old lady taught me to weep and moan.
Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan
Mean old lady taught me to weep and moan
Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan
Mean old lady, told me to weep and moan, [X2]
Got what it takes to make the Muffin Man leave his home.
Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan, [X2]
Got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home.
Mean old lady, told me to weep and moan
Got what it takes to make the Muffin Man leave his home.
Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan
Got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home.
Neat-o Levin taught me to weep and moan.
Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan.
The mean old lady
If it keeps on rainin'
D'on, d'on do s*** goddamn, d'on do s*** goddamn
Going, go'n' to Chicago, Go'n' to Chicago,
Girl, you shou'n't have gone
Goin' to Chicago
Girl, you shouldn't have gone
Goin' to Chicago
God, the s*** goes on
Goin' to Chicago