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| For twenty-two days I've stood in the welfare | line |
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| With | out an education a job was hard to | find |
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| And up in front of me were t | en thousand plus n | ine |
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| And I'm up to my neck in | I.O.U.'s and | down to my last | dime |
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| I tried to sell some pencils on the | street |
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| But | found my luck to sell was just | weak |
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| I'm ashamed to have to p | retend that I am b | lind |
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| But I'm up to my neck in | I.O.U.'s and | down to my last | dime |
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| Well I'm | up to my neck in I.O.U.'s, I owe everybody in tow | n |
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| Every | day I say I'm getting on up put I | keep going | down |
| And I've signed every paper in town that I could sign |
| But I'm up to my neck in I.O.U.'s and down to my last dime |
| Well the internal revenue department is having fits |
| They claim I underpaid them by six pence |
| If I wound up in court I'll serve out ninety-nine |
| Well I'm up to my neck in I.O.U.'s and down to my last dime |
| Yes I'm up to my neck in I.O.U.'s and down to my last dime |
| by: José Duarte |
| jtduarte1@gmail.com |