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I am just a poor boy. 
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Though my story's seldom told, 
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I have squandered my resistance 
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For a pocketful of mumbles, 
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Such are promises 
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All lies and jest 
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Still, the man hears what he wants to hear 
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And disregards the rest. 

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When I left my home 
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And, my family, 
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Was I in more than a boy 
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In the company of strangers 
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In the quiet of the railway station, 
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Running scared, 
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Laying low, 
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Seeking Out the Poorer Quarters 
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Where the ragged people go, 
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Looking for the places 
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Only-they would know. 

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Lie la lie 
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Lie la lie la lie la lie 
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Lie la lie 
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Lie la lie la la la la lie 
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la la la la lie 

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Asking only workman's wages 
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I come looking for a job, 
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But I get the offers, 
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Just a come-on from the whores 
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On Seventh Avenue 
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I to declare, 
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There Were Times When I Was so lonesome 
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I took some comfort there. 

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Ooo la la la la la la 

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Then I'm laying out my winter clothes 
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And Wishing I Was Gone, 
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Going home 
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Where the New York City-winters 
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Are not bleeding me, 
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Leading me - 
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Going home. 

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In the clearing stands a boxer, 
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And a fighter by his trade 
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And he carries the reminders 
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Of ev'ry glove That laid him down 
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Or cut him till he Cried Out 
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In his anger and his shame, 
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 I am leaving, I am leaving.  
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But the fighter still remains 

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Lie la lie 
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Lie la lie la lie la lie 
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Lie la lie 
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Lie la lie la la la la lie 
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la la la la lie 

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Lie la lie 
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Lie la lie la lie la lie 
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Lie la lie 
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Lie la lie la la la la lie 
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la la la la lie