Mungo Jerry – Gone To Malaya (Guitar)

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He got thrown out of school cos he couldn't write his name

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His mother never married earned her livin' on the game

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He got his money dealin' an hustlin' at the bars

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An when things got too tough he took to stealin' cars

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Got mixed up with some crazy guys that came from way out East

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They got themselves some pistols robbed banks an shot police

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Their names became infamous had their faces in the news

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An when they all split up he settled down to chase the moon

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Gone to Malaya

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He grew a beard he took his lady they went to live down South

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An' with all the stolen money bought himself a big fine house

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Started up a business strippin' down used trucks

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Insurance jobs an' hot cars made a few more bucks

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Champagne days an' champagne nights dinin' at the Ritz

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Roulette chemin de feu one thousand dollar chips

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Cocktails by the pool dailies in to clean

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Five years on things were cool the best that they had been

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His wife she had got a fancy man man fighting was his game

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He was a promoter had letters to his name

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He also liked high livin' fast cars expensive clothes

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Well sophisticated he knew just where to go

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All the latest fashions he really did have style

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An his flash and classy manner sure impressed the sweet young wife

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But her infidelity was spotted by her man

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An in a jealous fit of rage attacked there was no plan

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A broken bourbon bottle caught her right betweeen the eyes

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She yelled an she screamed an' she hollered an' she cried

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An as she lay there bleeding she swore she'd get revenge

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And in that pool of blood she cursed aloud with her last breath

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Her husband white with fear terror shootin' down his spine

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Knew he had to get away he surely would do time

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He packed a few belongings opened up the safe

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Pulled out all the cash an' gold an went down to the gate

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