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Artist: J.J. Cale
Canonical path: /jj-cale/playing-in-the-street
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Playing In The Street
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Playing In The Street
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Hiding in the alley,
Smoking cigarettes
Tippling in the corner,
Lord, I can't forget
I ain't seen no rolling,
No rolling do I need
Come and get me mama,
I been playing in the street
Grown into a big man,
Grass it get me high
Long before I fainted
Walking through the jungle,
Lord what can I see
Come and get me mama,
I've been playing in the street
Ain't no doubt about it
Down that alley lonely
I'm gonna call you sweetheart,
You can call me sweet
Come and get me mama,
I've been playing in the street
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J.J. Cale performs "Playing In The Street", and this lyric page sits inside the J.J. Cale catalog on LyroVerse.
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