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Artist: Badfinger
Canonical path: /badfinger/piano-red
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Piano Red
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Piano Red
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In the underground, well, he play on Miss Joanne
(Red Grate On The Eighty-eight, Red Grate On The Eighty-eight)
In the underground, well, he play on Miss Joanne
(Red Grate On The Eighty-eight, Red Grate On The Eighty-eight)
Well, he boogie drive, he don't need no rhythm band
(Red Grate On The Eighty-eight, Red Grate On The Eighty-eight)
Well, he'll work all day, for the price of a T-bone steak
(Red Grate On The Eighty-eight, Red Grate On The Eighty-eight)
Well, he'll work all day, for the price of a T-bone steak
(Red Grate On The Eighty-eight, Red Grate On The Eighty-eight)
He's a real antique, you can see that he no fake
(Red Grate On The Eighty-eight, Red Grate On The Eighty-eight)
[harmonica solo (Pete Ham)]
Well, he'll drive all year, try to push that motor down
(Red Grate On The Eighty-eight, Red Grate On The Eighty-eight)
Well, he'll drive all year, and he push that motor down
(Red Grate On The Eighty-eight, Red Grate On The Eighty-eight)
He don't shed no tear, but he'll cry all through the town
(Red Grate On The Eighty-eight, Red Grate On The Eighty-eight)
Well, he'll work all night just to fill his woman good
(Red Grate On The Eighty-eight, Red Grate On The Eighty-eight)
Well, he'll work all night just to fill his woman good
(Red Grate On The Eighty-eight, Red Grate On The Eighty-eight)
Well, he's awful tough, but he never understood
(Red Grate On The Eighty-eight, Red Grate On The Eighty-eight)
(Red Grate On The Eighty-eight) [14 times].
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