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On the Nickel
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Tom Waits
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Sticks and stones will break my bones
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But I always will be true
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And when your mama is dead and gone
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I'll sing this lullaby just for you
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And what becomes of all the little boys
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Who never comb their hair?
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Lined up all around the block
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On the nickel over there
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So you better bring a bucket
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There is a hole in the pail
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And if you don't get my letter
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Then you'll know that I'm in jail
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And what becomes of all the little boys
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Who never say their prayers?
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They're sleepin' like a baby
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On the nickel over there
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And if you chew tobacco
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Wish upon a star
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You'll find out where the scarecrows sit
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Just like punchlines between the cars
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And I know a place where a royal flush
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Can never beat a pair
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And even Thomas Jefferson
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Is on the nickel over there
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So ring around the rosie
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Sleepin' in the rain
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You're always late for supper
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Man you let me down, let me down again
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I thought I heard a mockingbird
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Roosevelt knows where
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Skip the light, with grady tuck
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On the nickel over there
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So what becomes of all the little boys
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Who run away from home?
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Well the world just keeps gettin' bigger
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Once you get out on your own
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So here's to all the little boys
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Sandman takes you where
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Sleepin' with a pillowman
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On the nickel over there
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Climb up through that button hole
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Fall right up the stairs
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I'll show you where the short dogs grow
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On the nickel over there
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