Buddy Boldens Blues

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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Thought I heard    Buddy Bolden say
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You nasty, you dirty, take it a-way
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You terrible, you awful, take it 
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a-way
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I thought I heard him say
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I thought I heard    Buddy Bolden 
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shout
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Open up that window and let that 
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bad air out
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Open up that window and let the 
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foul air out
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I thought I heard Buddy Bolden 
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say

[Verse 2]
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Thought I heard    Judge Fogarty say
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Thirty days in the market, take 
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him a-way
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Get him a good broom to sweep 
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with, take him a-way
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I thought I heard him say
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I thought I heard    Frankie Dusen
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 shout
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Gal, give me that money, I’m gonna 
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beat it out
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I mean give me that money, I’m 
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gonna beat it out
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'Cause I thought I heard Frankie 
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Dusen say

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