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Five Long Years

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Well, have you ever been mistreated?
D'you know what I'm talking about?
Well, have you ever been mistreated?
D'you know what I'm talking about?
I worked five long years for one girl
She had the nerve to put me out

Got a job in a steel mill
Shucking steel like a slave
Five days and every Friday
I work and bring home my pay
If you've ever been mistreated
D'you know what I'm talking about?
Well, I worked five long years for one girl
She had the nerve to put me out

I finally learned my lesson, should a long time ago
The next little girl that I marry
She work and bring me some gold
If you've ever been mistreated
D'you know what I'm talking about?
Well, I worked five long years for one girl
She had the nerve to put me out

I finally learned my lesson, should a long time ago
The next little girl that I marry
She work and bring me some gold
If you've ever been mistreated
D'you know what I'm talking about?
Well, I worked five long years for one girl
She had the nerve
She had the nerve
She had the nerve
She had the nerve to put me out

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musicandnintendo On Oct 21, 2004

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Well, have you ever been mistreated?
D'you know what I'm talking about?
Well, have you ever been mistreated?
D'you know what I'm talking about?
I worked five long years for one girl
She had the nerve to put me out

Got a job in a steel mill
Shucking steel like a slave
Five days and every Friday
I work and bring home my pay
If you've ever been mistreated
D'you know what I'm talking about?
Well, I worked five long years for one girl
She had the nerve to put me out

I finally learned my lesson, should a long time ago
The next little girl that I marry
She work and bring me some gold
If you've ever been mistreated
D'you know what I'm talking about?
Well, I worked five long years for one girl
She had the nerve to put me out

I finally learned my lesson, should a long time ago
The next little girl that I marry
She work and bring me some gold
If you've ever been mistreated
D'you know what I'm talking about?
Well, I worked five long years for one girl
She had the nerve
She had the nerve
She had the nerve
She had the nerve to put me out

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2004-10-21 03:13:28

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