Able Bodied Man

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   I'm calling from the station and
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 I haven't got much time to let you
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 know,
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   I've got a ticket for Missouri 
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and there's things I need to say 
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before I go.
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    If I could I'd have you meet me
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 but I don't see how I can,
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    I don't have enough to pay 
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your fare,
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    there's a factory in Columbus 
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hiring now I understand
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    and they're looking for an 
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able bodied man .

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    You should receive some money 
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in a letter that I mailed two days 
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ago,
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    but when I wrote the letter 
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saying you could come to me I 
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didn't know.
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    That I was going to lose my job
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 in such a little while,
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    so now we're going to have to 
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change our plans,
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    they may not hire me in 
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Columbus but I'm pretty sure they 
will,
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    if they're looking for an able
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 bodied man.

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    If I'd had more education I'd 
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have made a better life for me and 
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you,
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    but such simple manual labor is
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 the only kind of work that I can 
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do.
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    The bus is loading for Missouri
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 so I guess I better go,
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    I'll call you just as soon as 
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I can,
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    I'll be sending you a ticket 
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cause I think I'll get the job,
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    if they're looking for an able
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 bodied man.
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    And remember I'm your able 
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bodied man.