[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Salvation Army band
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played
And the
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children drunk lemona-
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de
And the
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morning lasted all
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day
All
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day
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And
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through an open window came
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Like Si
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natra in a younger day
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Pushing the town a-
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way
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Ah
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[Chorus]
Ah-
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hey-ma-ma-ma
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Dee-doo-din-nie-ya-ya
Ah-[|][E]hey-ma-ma-ma[|][]
Hey-y-yah
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Life in a northern town
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Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma-ma
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[Verse 2]
They
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sat on the stoney g
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round
And
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he took a cigarette
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out
And
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everyone else came
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down
To
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listen
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He said, "In
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winter 196
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3
It
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felt like the world would freeze
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With
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John F. Kenne
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dy
And The
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Beatles"
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Yeah, yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
Ah-
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hey-ma-ma-ma
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Dee-doo-din-nie-ya-ya
Ah-
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hey-ma-ma-ma
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Hey-y-yah
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Life in a northern town
Ah-
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hey-ma-ma-ma
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Dee-doo-din-nie-ya-ya
Ah-
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hey-ma-ma-ma
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Hey-y-yah
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All the work shut down
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[Verse 3]
The
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evening turned to rain
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Watched the
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water roll down the drain
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As we
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followed him down
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To the s
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tation
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And though he
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never would wave goodbye
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You could
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see it written in his eyes
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As the
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train rolled out of sight
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[|][]Bye-[|][]bye[|][E][|][E]
[Chorus]
Ah-
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hey-ma-ma-ma
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Dee-doo-din-nie-ya-ya
Ah-
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hey-ma-ma-ma
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Hey-y-yah
A
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Life in a northern town
Ah-
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hey-ma-ma-ma
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Dee-doo-din-nie-ya-ya
Ah-
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hey-ma-ma-ma
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Hey-y-yah
A
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Life in a northern townAll the work shut down