[00:00.00]East St. Louis Blues - John Hammond
[00:03.95]Well I walked all the way
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[00:09.34]Lord from East St Louis town
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[00:14.03]Well I did not have but this
[00:17.61]One poor lousy dime
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[00:23.06]Well if you ain't got a dollar
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[00:27.43]Won't you give me a poor lousy dime
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[00:31.96]Well you know I just can't feed that
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[00:35.32]Starving girl of mine
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[00:40.72]Well my woman she ain't nothing
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[00:45.61]Lord but the skin and bones
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[00:49.85]I give her my money now
[00:52.72]And ry to help along
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[00:57.84]Well my first name first name is Vinny
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[01:02.26]Ain't gonna tell you my second name
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[01:06.23]Way that woman treat me is
[01:09.61]A lowdown dirty shame
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[01:31.93]Well if you catch me stealing
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[01:35.92]Lord I don't mean no harm
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[01:40.17]I'm just stealing people
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[01:43.75]Trying to get along
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[02:04.68]Well I see see your Toni
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[02:08.97]Lord It made me think of mine
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[02:12.80]I start a conversation now
[02:15.92]Tryin' to keep from crying
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[02:36.77]Well goodbye fare thee well
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[02:40.90]So long old Memphis Tennessee
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[02:45.48]I'm going back to my baby
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[02:51.30]Lord you know she won't come back to me