96 Degrees

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96 degrees
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in the shade
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real hot
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in the shade

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said it was 96 degrees in the shade
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ten thousand soldiers on parade
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taking i and i to meet a big fat boy
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sent from overseas
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the queen employ
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excellency before you i come
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with my representation
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you know where i'm coming from
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you caught me on the loose
fighting to be free
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now you show me a noose
on the cotton tree
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entertainment for you
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martyrdom for me

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96 degrees in the shade
C       G       Am
real hot in the shade

like the verse:
some may suffer and some may burn
but i know that one day my people will learn
as sure as the sun shines, way up in the sky
today i stand here a victim the truth is i'll never die