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Ellis Dee
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Jimmy Buffett
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By: Jimmy Buffett, Buzz Cason
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1970
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Why is he cussin' and callin' disgustin'
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The city that is now his home
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He never smiles or keeps up with styles
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He is black and he is all alone
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And you ask why he's this way
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Well brother you're too blind to see
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It's cause Ellis Dee ain't free like you and me
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Get out of the street don't get high on my beat
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Go on home the policeman warns
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Just 'cause you're poor why do you declare war
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I can't help the way that you were born
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Why are they holdin' him down
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He's spending his life on his knees
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'Cause Ellis Dee ain't free like you and me
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Chorus:
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Got to help Ellis
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Got to help Ellis
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You know we got to help Ellis Ellis Dee
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Try and help Ellis you and me
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Got to get to Ellis hear his plea
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Try and help Ellis get free
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Ellis got hooked, he got booked and he shook
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In his cold little shivery cell
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While out on the street in that same funky beat
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Mister pusher was doing well
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And Ellis Junior cries tears his daddy can't see
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'Cause Ellis Dee ain't free like you and me
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Chorus:
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Got to help Ellis
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Got to help Ellis
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You know we got to help Ellis Ellis Dee
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Try and help Ellis you and me
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Got to get to Ellis hear his plea
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Try and help Ellis get free
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'Cause Ellis Dee ain't fee like you and me
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No Ellis Dee ain't free like you and me
Jimmy Buffett - Bama Breeze
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