Lowdown lived down in Memphis town Walking them streets, up and down Lowdown he had a place downtown Where women would come from miles around And say Lowdown wont you dance for awhile Theyd shake their cans all the while Lowdown they called him sweetie pie They called him naughty guy They called him all the time Im never gonna see my home again Lowdown he liked to dress up fine He wore his suit and tie All the time Lowdown liked his shoes shined right Every night when hed get tight Lowdown he woke up at noon Walked off the swoon And hit the saloon Im never gonna see my home again Lowdown had him an Oldsmobile Had the big mag wheels Had a bad main seal Lowdown he was a gamblin man His cards in his right hand And his gun in his lap Lowdown took his friends money away He took that eightyeight He took the Kings Highway Im never gonna see my home again Lowdown they found his body now Far from Memphis town He was dead on the ground Lowdown had no family Had no usedtobe Had no babies three Lowdown had no old time hack Had no Cadillac Lowdown they buried his body now Down in Memphis town But there was no one around to say Im never gonna see my home again
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