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Artist: Little Richard
Canonical path: /little-richard/oh-why
Related lyric paths: 6
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Oh Why?
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Oh Why?
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I dreamed I was arrested
Charged with a crime
Forgot to plead innocent
'Cause darling, you're not mine
Oh why?
Why should it happen to me?
Well, I'm fine with it
Have mercy on me
The policeman said maybe
The judge he can agree
The jury keep on guessing
But the DA says it's me
Oh why?
Why should it happen to me?
Well, I'm fine with it
Have mercy on me
The lawyer said, plead guilty
And try to cop a plea
But why should I try plead guilty
When you don't belongs to me?
Oh why?
Why should it happen to me?
Well, I'm fine, have mercy
Have mercy on me
The policeman said maybe
The judge he can agree
The jury keep on guessing
But the DA says it's me
Oh why?
Why should it happen to me?
Well, I'm fine with it
Have mercy on me
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Little Richard performs "Oh Why?", and this lyric page sits inside the Little Richard catalog on LyroVerse.
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