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Artist: The Band
Canonical path: /band-the/rag-mama-rag
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Rag Mama Rag
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Rag Mama Rag
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Rag Mama Rag, I can't believe its true
Rag Mama Rag, what did you do?
I crawled up to the railroad track
Let the four nine-teen scratch my back
Shag mama shag now
What's come over you?
Rag Mama Rag
I'm a pulling out your gag
Gonna turn you lose like an old caboose
Got a tail
I need a drag
I ask about your turtle, and
You ask about the weather
Well, I can't jump the hurdle and we
Can't get together
We could be relaxing
In my sleeping bag
But all you want to do for me mama is a Rag Mama Rag
There's nowhere to go Rag Mama Rag
Come on resin up the bow
Rag Mama Rag, where do ya roam?
Rag Mama Rag, bring your skinny little body right home
It's dog eat dog and cat eat mouse, you can
Rag Mama Rag all over my house
Hail stones beatin on the roof, the bourbon is a hundred proof, its
You and me and the telephone
Our destiny is quite well known
We don't need to sit and brag
All we gotta do is Rag Mama Rag
Rag Mama Rag
Where do you roam?
Rag Mama Rag, bring your skinny little body back home
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