One Dime Blues

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[Verse 1]
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I'm broke an' I ain't got a dime
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I'm broke and I ain't got a dime
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I am broke, ain't got a dime
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Everybody gets some hard luck sometime

[Verse 2]
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I was standin' on East Cairo Street one day
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I was standing on East Cairo Street one day
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Standing on East Cairo Street one day
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One dime was all I  had

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[Verse 3]
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Mama, don't treat your daughter mean
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Mama, don't treat your daughter mean
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Mama, don't treat your daughter mean
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That's the meanest woman a man most ever seen

[Verse 4]
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You want your friend to be bad like Jesse James?
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You want your friend to be bad like Jesse James?
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You want your friend to be bad like Jesse James?
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Get two six shooters, highway some passenger train

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[Verse 5]
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One dime was all I  had
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One dime was all I had
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One dime was all I had
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Gotta be a sportin' lad

[Verse 6]
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I bought that Morning News, Lord
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I bought that Morning News
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I bought that Morning News
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Then I bought a cigar too