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Hold 'Em Joe
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Harry Belafonte
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Hold em, Joe
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Hold em, Joe, hold em, Joe
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But don't let him go
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Hold em, Joe, I say
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Hold em, Joe, hold em, Joe
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But don't let him go
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Me donkey want water (hold em, Joe)
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Spring round the corner (hold em, Joe)
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Me donkey want water (hold em, Joe)
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Everybody want water (hold em, Joe)
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Fuma la catchimba (hold em, Joe)
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Me donkey want water (hold em, Joe)
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Everybody want water (hold em, Joe)
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Me donkey want water (hold em, Joe)
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We on a journey
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He don't walk straight
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And that is because
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He's so underweight
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Donkey of mine
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He don't like no weight
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Put him on a cart
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He never walk straight
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Me donkey want water (hold em, Joe)
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Everybody want water (hold em, Joe)
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Me donkey want water (hold em, Joe)
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The people want water (hold em, Joe)
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Me donkey want water (hold em, Joe)
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Fuma la catchimba (hold em, Joe)
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Me donkey want water (hold em, Joe)
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Me donkey need water (hold em, Joe)
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My ole donkey
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Went courting one day
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With a donkey named
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Melda across the way
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She was twice his age
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He put up a fight
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Now he's crying every night
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Oh, lemme go, darling Melda
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You breaking my back bone
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Lemme go, darling Melda
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You breaking my, everybody
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Oh, lemme go, darling Melda
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You breaking my back bone
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Once again now
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Lemme go, darling Melda
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You breaking my back bone
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A little louder
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Lemme go, darling Melda
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You breaking my back bone
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A little softer
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Lemme go, darling Melda
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You breaking my back bone
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Some people say
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That my donkey is bad
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And that is because
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He's from Trinidad
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Donkey of mine
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He won't work at all
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All he want to do
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Is break out him stall
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Me donkey want water (hold em, Joe)
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Sing out the chorus (hold em, Joe)
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And sing a little louder (hold em, Joe)
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Me donkey want water (hold em, Joe)
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And Hugo want water (hold em, Joe)
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Me donkey want water (hold em, Joe)
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Me donkey want water (hold em, Joe)
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Fuma la catchimba (hold em, Joe)
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Donkey want water (hold em, Joe)
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Sing a little softer (hold em, Joe)
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Still a little softer (hold em, Joe)
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Now sing a little louder (hold em, Joe)
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Donkey want wanter (hold em, Joe)
Harry Belafonte - Hold 'Em Joe (1954 AND...
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