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Artist: Elmore James
Canonical path: /elmore-james/the-twelve-year-old-boy
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The Twelve Year Old Boy
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The Twelve Year Old Boy
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I feel bad, I feel terrible, I'm just as sad as I can be
I feel bad, I feel terrible, I'm just as sad as I can be
I let a boy that's twelve years old, take my baby away from me
He used to hang around my grill, until late into the night
He used to hang around my grill, until late into the night
Well I never dreamed that my baby and that boy could be so tight
Well if a young boy hangs around you, you better do what I should have did
Well if a young boy hangs around you, you better do what I should have did
Well you send him over to your neighbors and hope your neighbors like kids
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Elmore James performs "The Twelve Year Old Boy", and this lyric page sits inside the Elmore James catalog on LyroVerse.
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