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[Verse 1]
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When you go down to Deep Elem, just to have a little fun
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Ya better bring fifty dollars,  When that policeman comes


[Chorus]
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Oh sweet mama, daddy's got them Deep Elem blues
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Oh sweet mama, daddy's got them Deep Elem blues


[Verse 2]
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Well if you go down to Deep Elem, put some money in your pants
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All them pretty women never give a man a chance


[Chorus]
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Oh sweet mama, daddy's got them Deep Elem blues
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Oh sweet mama, daddy's got them Deep Elem blues


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[Verse]
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Well if you go down to Deep Elem, put some money in your socks
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All them red-headed women gonna throw you on the rocks


[Chorus]
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Oh sweet mama, daddy's got them Deep Elem blues
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Oh sweet mama, daddy's got them Deep Elem blues


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[Verse 3]
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Once I knew a preacher,  preached the bible through and through
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Went down to Deep Elem Now his,  preachin' days are through.


[Chorus]
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Oh sweet mama, your daddy's got them Deep Elem blues
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Oh sweet mama, your daddy's got them Deep Elem blues
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Oh sweet mama, your daddy's got them Deep Elem blues