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WHEN I GET OFF- A

THIS MOUN TAIN

YOU KNOW

WHERE I WAN NA GO

STRAIGHT DOWN

THE MIS SIS SIP PI RI VER

TO THE GULF OF ME XI CO

TO LAKE CHARLES

LO UI SI AN A

LIT TLE BES SIE

GIRL I ONCE KNEW

A- SHE TOLD ME

JUST TO COME ON BY

IF THERE'S A NY THING

THAT SHE COULD DO

UP ON CRIP PLE CREEK

SHE SENDS ME

IF I SPRING A LEAK

SHE MENDS ME

I DON'T HAVE TO SPEAK

A- SHE DE FENDS ME

A DRUN KARD'S DREAM

IF I E VER DID SEE ONE

GOOD LUCK

HAD JUST STUNG ME

TO THE RACE TRACK

I DID GO

SHE BET ON

ONE HORSE TO WIN

AND I BET ON

A NOT HER TO SHOW

THE ODDS WERE

IN MY FA VOR

I HAD 'EM FIVE TO ONE

AND THAT NAG TO WIN

CAME A ROUND

THE TRACK

SURE E NOUGH

WE HAD WON

UP ON CRIP PLE CREEK

SHE SENDS ME

IF I SPRING A LEAK

A- SHE MENDS ME

I DON'T HAVE TO SPEAK

SHE DE FENDS ME

A DRUN KARD'S DREAM

IF I E VER DID SEE ONE

ALL OF MY WIN NIN'S

AND I GAVE

MY LIT TLE BES SIE HALF

A- SHE TORE IT UP

AND THREW IT IN MY FACE

A- JUST FOR A LAUGH

NOW THERE'S ONE THING

IN THE

WHOLE WIDE WORLD

I SURE WOULD

LIKE TO SEE

THAT'S WHEN THAT

LIT TLE LOVE OF MINE

DIPS HER DOUGH NUT

IN MY TEA

HEE HEE

UP ON CRIP PLE CREEK

A- SHE SENDS ME

IF I SPRING A LEAK

A- SHE MENDS ME

I DON'T HAVE TO SPEAK

SHE DE FENDS ME

A DRUN KARD'S DREAM

IF I E VER DID SEE ONE

NOW ME AND MY MATE

WERE BACK

AT THE SHACK

WE HAD SPIKE JONES

ON THE BOX

SHE SAID I CAN'T TAKE

THE WAY HE SING

BUT I LOVE TO

HEAR HIM TALK

NOW THAT JUST GAVE

MY HEART A THROB

TO THE BOT TOM

OF MY FEET

AND I SWORE AS

I TOOK A NOT HER POUR

MY BES SIE CAN'T BE BEAT

UP ON CRIP PLE CREEK

A- SHE SENDS ME

IF I SPRING A LEAK

A- SHE MENDS ME

I DON'T HAVE TO SPEAK

A- SHE DE FENDS ME

A DRUN KARD'S DREAM

IF I E VER DID SEE ONE

NO NO HOO

LO DLE LO DLE LO

OOH HOO

NO NO HOO

LO DLE LO DLE LO

OOH HOO

THERE'S A FLOOD

OUT IN CA LI FOR NIA

AND UP NORTH

IT'S FREE ZIN' COLD

AND THIS LI VIN'

OFF THE GOLD

IS GET TIN' PRET TY OLD

SO I GUESS I'LL CALL UP

MY BIG MA MA

TELL HER

I'LL BE ROL LIN' IN

BUT YOU KNOW

DEEP DOWN

I'M KIN DA TEMP TED

TO GO AND SEE

MY BES SIE A GAIN

UP ON CRIP PLE CREEK

SHE SENDS ME

IF I SPRING A LEAK

SHE MENDS ME

I DON'T HAVE TO SPEAK

SHE DE FENDS ME

A DRUN KARD'S DREAM

IF I E VER DID SEE ONE

NO NO HOO

LO DLE LO DLE LO

OOH HOO

NO NO HOO

LO DLE LO DLE LO

OOH HOO

NO NO HOO

LO DLE LO DLE LO

OOH HOO

LO DLE LO DLE HOO

LO DLE LO DLE HOO

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