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Give Me Back My Fifteen Cents
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It's called "Give Me Back My Fifteen Cents"
When I left my home in Tennessee
And I thought I'd learn to travel
And then I met a pretty little girl
And soon we played the devil
Well, I thought I loved that gal of mine
And I thought we'd live together
And then we tied that fatal knot
And now I'm gone forever
Gimme back my fifteen cents
Gimme back my money
Gimme back my fifteen cents
And I'll go home to Mammy
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It was fifteen cents for the preacher man
And a dollar for the paper
Then dear old mother-in-law moved in
And, Lordy, what a caper!
Well, I picked a tune for her one day
And she called me a joker
Then that old sow got mad at me
And she hit me with a poker
Gimme back my fifteen cents
Gimme back my money
Gimme back my fifteen cents
And I'll go home to Mammy
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Well, I've worked in town, and I've worked on the farm
And there's no way to suit 'em
They're both so damn mad at me
That somebody oughta boot 'em
Well, I'm tired of looking at my mother-in-law
And I'd like to see my granny
Gonna leave the state of Arkansas
And go back home to mammy!
Gimme back my fifteen cents
Gimme back my money
Gimme back my fifteen cents
And I'll go home to mammy
Yeah, gimme back my fifteen cents
Gimme back my money
Gimme back my fifteen cents
And I'll go home to mammy
Yeah, we're, we're coming upon wedding season and
Maybe some of you need that here today
Hey, we're coming up on dinner time too
So, I think I got just the thing for you
Anyways, for those of you that eat groundhog
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