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All my life been poor boy son
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Scratchin' for my meat
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I have been kicked in my teeth
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Till the blood run hot and sweet

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Seen a lot of livin’ my friends
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This I will repeat
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Just because you knock a man down
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Don't mean that you got him beat

[Chorus]
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It's a shame, shame, shame
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Baby it's a cryin' shame
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It's a shame, shame, shame
E
Baby it's a cryin' shame

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Henry nearly killed me,
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'Fore they hauled his ass in jail
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Slapped me right across my face
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With a flour sack full o' nails

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Nearly broke my head in two
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With his steel-toed boots
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Shovin' all that money
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Down the laundry chute

[Chorus]
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It's a shame, shame, shame
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Baby it's a cryin' shame
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It's a shame, shame, shame
E
Cryin' shame

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Sweet little Mary Anne
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With her make-up all a mess
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Picks herself up off the floor
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Coughs and straightens her dress

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Sayin' please, please daddy
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Can I have just a little bit more
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Said sorry baby, but I'm headin' out
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Somehow this town don't feel like home anymore

[Chorus]
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It's a shame, shame, shame
E
Baby it's a cryin' shame
E
It's a shame, shame, shame
E
Baby it's a cryin' shame
E
It's a shame, shame, shame
E
Baby it's a cryin' shame
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It's a shame, shame, shame
E
Baby it's a cryin' shame

[Verse]
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Seen a lot of living my friend
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This I will repeat
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Just because you knock a man down
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Don't mean that you got him beat

[Chorus]
E
It's a shame, shame, shame
E
Baby it's a cryin' shame
E
It's a shame, shame, shame
E
Baby it's a cryin' shame
E
Shame, shame, shame
E
It's a shame, shame, shame