I'm Going To Memphis

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    Bring a drink of water Leroy, 
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bring a drink of water now,
    if I could get to the mercy man 
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he'd give me some I know.
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    I got a gal in Vicksburg Bertha
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 is her name,
    Lord, I wish I was tied to 
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Bertha instead of this ball and 
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chain.

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I'm going' to Memphis, mm mm, I'm 
going' to Memphis.
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But like a bitter weed I'm a bad 
seed,
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but when the levee's thru and I am, 
too,
let the honky tonk roll on, come 
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morning' I'll be gone.

I'm going' to Memphis.

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    Well, I never been to Chicago, 
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but it must be a mighty fine place
    I couldn't get past Tennessee 
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with Mississippi all over my face.

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I'm going' to Memphis, mm, I'm 
going' to Memphis.
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Just like a bitter weed I'm a bad 
seed,
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but when the levee's thru and I am, 
too,
let the honky tonk roll on, come 
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morning' I'll be gone.

I'm going' to Memphis.

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    Well, I brought me a little 
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water in a Mr Prince Albert can,

    but the boss man caught me 
drinking' it,
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    and I believe he broke my hand. 
Mm.
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    Another boy is down the shovel 
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burned him out,
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    let me stand on his body to see
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 what the shoutin's about.

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I'm going' to Memphis, mm mm, I'm 
going' to Memphis, mm mm.
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Like a bitter weed I'm a bad seed,
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but when the levee's thru and I am, 
too,
let the honky tonk roll on, come 
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morning' I'll be gone.

I'm going' to Memphis, yeah, Memphis
 bound.

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    I'm going' to Memphis, mm.