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Ain't Goin' Down to the Well

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Ain't Goin' Down to the Well Lyrics

I ain't goin' down
Ain't goin' down
Mama to the well
Mama to the well
Mama to the well
Mama to the well
No more

Ain't goin' down
Ain't goin' down
Mama to the well
Mama to the well
Mama to the well
Mama to the well
No more

Ain't goin' down
I'm a true believer
I'm a true believer
Believer

Ain't goin' down
Ain't goin' down
Mama to the well
Mama to the well
Mama to the well
Mama to the well
Oh, no more

Ain't goin' down
I ain't goin' down

If i ever gets able
If i ever gets able
Able to pay this debt i owe

Ain't goin' down
I ain't goin' down
Mama to the well
Mama to the well
Mama to the well
Oh, no

Ain't goin' down
Mama to the well
Mama to the well
Mama to the well
Mama to the well
Mama to the well
No more

Ain't goin' down
Ain't goin' down
Ain't goin' down
Ain't goin' down

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artmaven On Jul 02, 2008

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Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen)

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Come on Up to the House

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Cover art for Ain't Goin' Down to the Well lyrics by Tom Waits

by artmaven

18y ago

On the 2008 Glitter and Doom tour, Waits is doing this in combo w/ "Lucinda" as the show opener.

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Cover art for Ain't Goin' Down to the Well lyrics by Tom Waits

by artmaven

18y ago

Here, check out a youtube of the perf in Columbus OH while it's still up.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yTjs6xVv-Y

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