verse 1
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Good Lord, good Lord, send me an angel down
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Can't spare you no angel, I'll send you a teasin' brown
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That new way of loving, swear it must be the best
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These Georgia women won't let Mr. McTell rest
verse 2
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There was a cry on the corner, went to see what it could be
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Must be some women, tryin' to get the best of me
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Went down to the sheriff, suitcase in my hand
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All the women run cryin', saying, "Mr. Mac, won't you be my man?"
verse 3
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My baby studyin' evil, and I'm studyin' evil too
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Gonna hang round here to see what my baby gon' do
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I can't be trusted, and I can't be satisfied
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When the men see me comin', they go pin their womens to their side
verse 4
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Love my loving, like to get it any time of day
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To get my right lovin', I'm going to south Georgia right away
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I got three womens, yellow, brown and black
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Take the governor of Georgia to judge which one I like
verse 5
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One woman's Atlanta yellow, the other is Macon brown
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But the Statesboro blackskin will turn your damper1 down
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So bye bye baby; I'll see you some sweet day
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And you'll be sorry you drove your man away