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Artist: Eddy Clearwater
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Came Up The Hard Way
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Came Up The Hard Way
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I came up the hard way, I had to work both night and day
I came up the hard way, I had to work both night and day
It`s a shame, shame, shame, that a poor man have to live this way
I came up the hard way, they kept me workin` from sun to sun
I came up the hard way, they kept me workin` from sun to sun
Well it seems somehow or another, that a poor man`s work ain`t never done
Well my mother sat down and told me, she said Son, don`t forget the golden rule
My mother sat down and told me, she said Son, don`t forget the golden rule
I had to go head-on and deal with it yes I did, cause I didn`t get, I didn`t get too far in school
I came up the hard way, I had to work both night and day
I came up the hard way, I had to work both night and day
Ain`t it a shame, ain`t it a shame, that a poor man gotta live this way
My mother sat down and told me, she said Son, don`t forget the golden rule
My mother sat down and told me, she said Son, don`t forget the golden rule
That`s all I had to deal with, because I didn`t get too, too far in school
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