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Hey, Daddy just lost his pay
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What did he do it for
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It never made it through our door
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He drank the whole week away
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And what can a family say
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There must be a better way
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Now mama don't start to cry
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Let's give him another try
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Pick up the telephone
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Tell him you want him home
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To sit and watch the evenings pass
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And readin' the Leaves of Grass
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I'm caught in a closing door
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It's pinning me to the floor
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Now mama don't start to cry
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Let's give him another try
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I'm caught in a closing door
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It's pinning me to the floor
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Now mama don't start to cry
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Let's give him another try
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When we're old and gray
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And the things we say
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are the things we really mean
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So why cause a scene
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When things ain't what they seem
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'Cause the end result's the same
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Now what can a family say
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There must be a better way
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Now mama don't start to cry
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Let's give him another try
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