*from 'Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose' (1971)*
Intro:
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| My mama | told me, she said; " | son, please be- | ware, |
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| There's this thing called | love and it's, ah, | every- | where". |
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| She told me; | "it can break your | heart and | put you in mise- | ry", |
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| Since I met this little | woman, |
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| I | feel it's happened to | me. And I'm tellin' you... |
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| I found myself | wantin' her, at least | ten times a | day, |
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| You know, | it's so unusu- | al for me, to, | carry on this | way. |
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| I'm tellin' you; | I can't sleep at | night, | wantin' to hold her | tight, |
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| I've | tried so hard to con- | vince myself, |
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| That this | feelin' just can't be | right. And I'm tellin' you... |
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| I wouldn't | mind it, if I | knew she really loved me | too, |
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| But I | hate to think that I'm in | love alone and | nothing that I can | do. |
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