[Intro] (x4)
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[Verse 1]
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Jessie James was an outlaw man, he was always breaking the law.
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Six guns firing from both his hands, fastest you ever saw.
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Did he do it for the money or was it for the fame?
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Finally somebody asked him, "Jessie, why you wanna rob them trains?"
And Jessie said
[Chorus 1]
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"It's just what I do when I can't get no lovin'.
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Just what I do when I can't get no lovin'.
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I'm the meanest hombre you ever saw cause lately I ain't gettin'
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no lovin' at all. It's just what I do. It's just what I do."
[Verse 2]
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Orville Wright set his sights high up in the air.
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Him and Wilbur worked day and night, he didn't seem to care.
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Well the town folk said "If you were meant to fly, God would've given you wings.
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What makes you wanna spend all your time building that flying machine?"
And Orville said
[Chorus 2]
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"It's just what I do when I can't get no lovin'.
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Just what I do when I can't get no lovin'.
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I'm the first flight boy you ever saw cause lately I ain't gettin
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no lovin' at all. It's just what I do. It's just what I do."
Oh yeah.
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
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Well Picaso painted them pictures. There was beauty in every stroke.
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When asked about his motivation he said, "I think it's about time you should know."
[Chorus 3]
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"It's just what I do when I can't get no lovin'.
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Just what I do when I can't get no lovin'.
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I'm the workinest painter that you ever saw cause lately I ain't gettin'
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no lovin' at all. It's just what I do. It's just what I do.
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It's just what I do. It's just what I do when I can't get no lovin'.