When I was a young boy
I was workin’ for the state
I wasn’t makin’ much money
I was stayin’ out late
Go down at nighttime and
Play music in the bars
Take my breaks out underneath the stars
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I was makin’ some noise
I was a workin’ boy up at the top of my voice
Sayin’, «Look at me mama I’m makin’ some noise>»
I had to rock the boat, I had to shake the tree
To see what’d fall down on me
I thought, «Maybe I can make it if I never give in
I been down before, I ain’t goin’ down again.»
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