Deep Elem Blues
Traditional

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Well if you go down to Deep Elem, put some money in your shoes
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Cause the women in Deep Elem give you them Deep Elem Blues
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Oh sweet mama, daddy's got them Deep Elem blues
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Oh sweet mama, daddy's got them Deep Elem blues

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When you go down to Deep Elem, just to have a little fun
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Ya better have fifty dollars when that policeman comes
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Oh sweet mama, daddy's got them Deep Elem blues
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Oh sweet mama, daddy's got them Deep Elem blues

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Well if you go down to Deep Elem, put some money in your pants
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All them pretty women never give a man a chance
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Oh sweet mama, daddy's got them Deep Elem blues
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Oh sweet mama, daddy's got them Deep Elem blues

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Well if you go down to Deep Elem, put some money in your socks
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All them red-headed women gonna throw you on the rocks
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Oh sweet mama, daddy's got them Deep Elem blues
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Oh sweet mama, daddy's got them Deep Elem blues

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Once I knew a preacher,  preached the bible through and through
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Went down to Deep Elem Now his,  preachin' days are through
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Oh sweet mama, your daddy's got them Deep Elem blues
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Oh sweet mama, your daddy's got them Deep Elem blues

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Once I had a girlfriend - she meant the world to me
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She went down to Deep Elem now she ain't what she used to be
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Oh sweet mama, daddy's got them Deep Elem blues
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Oh sweet mama, daddy's got them Deep Elem blues

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If you go down to Deep Elem lookin' for your man
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You will find him with another - see his gun in her hand
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Oh sweet mama, daddy's got them Deep Elem blues
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Oh sweet mama, daddy's got them Deep Elem blues

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If you go down to Deep Elem and you need a ride back home
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You'll be standing on that corner with your thumb out all night long
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Oh sweet mama, daddy's got them Deep Elem blues
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Oh sweet mama, daddy's got them Deep Elem blues


