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Ma man's a gypsy / Cause he never does come home.
Ma man's a gypsy --
He never does come home.
I'm gonna be a gypsy woman / Fer I can't stay here alone.
Once I was in Memphis, / I mean Tennessee.
Once I was in Memphis, / Said Tennessee.
But I had to leave cause / Nobody there was good to me.
I met a yellow papa, / He took ma last thin dime.
Met a yellow papa, / He took ma last thin dime.
I give it to him cause I loved him / But I'll have mo' sense next time.
Love, Oh, love is / Such a strange disease.
Love, Oh, love is / Such a strange disease.
When it hurts yo' heart you / Sho can't find no ease.