Intro:
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(Aaaaaaaaaaaaa-aaa-dah-dah-dah..aaaaaaaaaaaa-a-dah-
dah-dah..)
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Mama said there'll be days like this, there'll be days
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like this Mama said.
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(Mama said..Mama said.)
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Mama said there'll be days like this, there'll be days
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like this my Mama said..
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(Mama said..Mama said.)
#1.
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I went walking the other day, everything was going fine.
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I met a little boy named Billy Joe, and I almost lost
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my mind.
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Mama said there'll be days like this, there'll be days
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like this Mama said.
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(Mama said..Mama said.)
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Mama said there'll be days like this, there'll be days
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like this my Mama said..
Bridge:
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My eyes were wide open, but all that I can see, yeah-eah.
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chapel bells are callin'..for everybody but me.
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But I don't worry cause..
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Mama said there'll be days like this, there'll be days
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like this Mama said.
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(Mama said..Mama said.)
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Mama said there'll be days like this, there'll be days
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like this my Mama said..
#3.
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And then she said someone will look at me, like I'm looking
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at you, one day.
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Then I might find..I don't want you any old way..
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don't worry, cause..
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Mama said there'll be days like this, there'll be days
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like this Mama said..yeah-yeah-yeah.
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(Mama said..Mama said.)
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Mama said there'll be days like this, there'll be days
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like this my Mama said..oh, yeah.
OUTRO:
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(Mama said, Mama said)...don't worry, yeah..
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(Mama said, Mama said)...don't worry, now..
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(Mama said, Mama said)...hey, hey, hey..
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(Mama said, Mama said)...hey, hey, hey..(Fade.)