Intro
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[Chorus]
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I'm goin' down to New Orleans, baby, behind the rising sun
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Goin' down to New Orleans, baby, behind the rising sun
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Lord, I've just found out, my trouble has just begun.
[Verse 1]
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Oh, went to see a gypsy woman, have my fortune told
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Went to see that gypsy woman, had my fortune told had my fortune told
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She said you're a good boy Bobby, Man you just got a bad luck soul
[Verse 2]
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I got a 32 special built on a cross of wood
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I got a 32 special built on a cross of wood
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I got a 38-20 Lord it's twice as good
[Chorus]
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I'm goin' down to New Orleans, mama, with my head in my hand
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Goin' down to New Orleans, mama, with my head in my hand
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Now, I hate to leave you, but you just don't understand
[Chorus]
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I'm goin' down to New Orleans, baby, behind the rising sun
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Goin' down to New Orleans, baby, behind the rising sun
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Lord, I've just found out, my trouble has just begun.