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Mama sent me to the spring, she told me not to stay,
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I fell in love with a pretty little girl, and could not get away.
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Chawin' chewing gum, chewing chawin' gum,
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Chawin' chewing gum, chewing chawin' gum.
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First she give me peaches, next she give me pears,
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next she give me fifty cents, kissed me on the stairs
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Mommy don't 'low me to whistle, poppy don't 'low me to sing,
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they don't want me to marry, I'll marry just the same.
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I wouldn't have a lawyer, I'll tell you the reason why,
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every time he opens his mouth, he tells a great big lie.
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I wouldn't have a doctor, I'll tell you the reason why,
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he rides all over the country, and makes the people die.
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I wouldn't have a farmer, I'll tell you the reason why,
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because he has so plenty to eat, specially a pumpkin pie.
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I took my girl to church last night, how do you reckon she done?
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She walked right up in the preacher's face,
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and chewed her chewing gum.
Written by A.P. Carter