[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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If I was, I was a catfish
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Swimming on the deep blue sea
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I'd have all you pretty women
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Fishin' after me
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Fishin' after me
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Fishin' after me
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Fishin' after me, yeah!
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[Verse 2]
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Well, my mama told my papa
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The night before I was born
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"I got a boy child's comin',
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Be a rollin' stone
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Be a rollin' stone
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Be a rollin' stone
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Be a rollin' stone
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Be a rollin' stone
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Be a rollin' stone, yeah!
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[Verse 3]
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Well, my mama told my papa
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And my father stood and cried
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He said "My son, no
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Women by his side
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Women by his side
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Women by his side
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Women by his side
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Women by his side, yeaaaheaaahh!"
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[Verse 4]
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My father said
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"My son went to his baby’s house"
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And he sat down on her stair
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Said "come on now, honey
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Husband just don’t live
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Husband just don’t live
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Husband just don’t live
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Husband just don’t live
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Husband just don’t live"
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