Warren Zevon – Mama Couldnt Be Persuaded (Guitar)

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Gambler ambled down a country lane

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Looking for a game of chance

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She was twenty-one or two

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And she knew what she wanted

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And she wanted that gamblin' man

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Her parents warned her

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She was determined that she wanted Bill

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They'd all be offended at the mention still

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If they heard this song, which I doubt they will

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And my mama couldn't be persuaded

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When they pleaded with their daughter

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Don't marry that gamblin' man

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When they pleaded with their daughter

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Don't marry that gamblin' man

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When they pleaded with her

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No, no nevertheless

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When they pleaded with their daughter

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Don't marry that gamblin' man

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The gambler tried to be a family man

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Though it didn't suit his style

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He thought he had him a winning combination

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So he took us where the stakes were higher

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Her parents warned her tried to reason with her

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Never kept the disappointment hid

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They all went to pieces when the bad luck hit

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Stuck in the middle, I was the kid

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And my mama couldn't be persuaded

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When they pleaded with their daughter

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Don't marry that gamblin' man

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When they pleaded with their daughter

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Don't marry that gamblin' man

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When they pleaded with her

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No, no nevertheless

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My Mama couldn't be persuaded

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When my Granny pleaded with her

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Not to marry that gamblin' man.

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When they pleaded with their daughter

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don't marry that gamblin' man

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And my mama couldn't be persuaded

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When they pleaded with their daughter

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Don't marry that gamblin' man

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When they pleaded with their daughter

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Don't marry that gamblin' man