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The Lottery Song Lyrics

You could do the laundry, I'll come by on Monday
You give me the money, I will buy a ticket
On the local lottery, we could win the lottery
We could go to Vegas and be very happy.

Ooh...
Ooh...

I can be a plumber, we could wait to summer
We could save our money, have a fine vacation
We could buy a trailor, if we bought a trailor
We could go to Vegas and be very happy

Ooh if life is just a gamble,
Gamble if you want to win.
Ooh, life can be so easy,
Let the Wheel of Fortune spin.

We could make a record, sell a lot of copies
We could play Las Vegas, and be very happy

Ooh if life is just a gamble,
Gamble if you want to win.
Ooh, life can be so easy.
Let the Wheel of Fortune spin.

Ooh...

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ellie117 On Nov 22, 2007

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2007-11-22 05:25:33

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by dorFormat

18y ago

This song is actually called "The Lottery Song"

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by YeahsodoI

18y ago

yeah, and it was also written by the great Harry Nilsson. i think it was on either his first or second album.

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by YeahsodoI

18y ago

ok, i was thinking of 'bath.' this one is actually on Son of Schmilsson.

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by YeahsodoI

18y ago

yeah, and it was also written by the great Harry Nilsson. i think it was on either his first or second album.

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by thefredwasfred

17y ago

criticism of american traditional sex roles, values?

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