Down at Backwater junction rolling down the line In the dark early morning I heard the onefortynine I was walking down the highway, needed somewhere to go A lady laid beside me and she invited me home She led me cold, tired and hungry down the backwater road In a house on the corner looking over the track I woke up with a fever and a pain in my back She was lying there beside me, my fever started to grow Had a funny feeling but the lady said no My lover needs a doctor down the Backwater Road Whatcha lookin for, whatcha lookin for Lady do you know what cha lookin for Was I wrong to play along? Lady was I right or lady was I wrong? Backwater doctor, youve got me breathing in time Its tenthirty in the morning and Im feeling alright I went back to my lady but I wasnt to know Lady left this morning and shes not coming home I was cold when she left me down the Backwater Road
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