“Please, Mrs. Henry”
Bob Dylan
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Well, I’ve already had two beers, and I’m ready for the broom.
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Please, Mrs. Henry, won’t you take me to my room?
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I’m a good ol’ boy, but I’ve been sniffin’ too many eggs,
F# C#
Talkin’ to too many people, drinkin’ too many kegs.
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Please, Missus Henry, Missus Henry, please!
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Please, Missus Henry, Missus Henry, please!
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I’m down on my knees, and I ain’t got a dime…
Well, I’m groanin’ in a hallway, pretty soon I’ll be mad.
Please, Mrs. Henry, won’t you take me to your dad?
I can drink like a fish; I can crawl like a snake.
I can bite like a turkey; I can slam like a drake.
Please, Missus Henry, Missus Henry, please!
Please, Missus Henry, Missus Henry, please!
I’m down on my knees, and I ain’t got a dime…
Now, don’t crowd me, lady, or I’ll fill up your shoe.
I’m a sweet bourbon daddy, and tonight I am blue.
I’m a thousand years old, and I’m a gorgeous bomb.
I’m T-boned and punctured, but I’m known to be calm.
Please, Missus Henry, Missus Henry, please!
Please, Missus Henry, Missus Henry, please!
I’m down on my knees, and I ain’t got a dime…
Now, I’m startin’ to drain; my stool’s gonna squeak.
If I walk too much farther, my crane’s gonna leak.
Look, Mrs. Henry, there’s only so much I can do.
Why don’t you look my way and pump me a few?
Please, Missus Henry, Missus Henry, please!
Please, Missus Henry, Missus Henry, please!
I’m down on my knees, and I ain’t got a dime…
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