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I was cuttin' the rug down at a place called 'The Jug'
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with a girl named Linda Lou
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When in walked a man with a gun in his hand,
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he was looking for you know who.
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He said "Hey there fellow with the hair coloured yellow,
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watcha tryin' to prove?
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Cuz thatsa my woman there and I'm a man who cares
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and this might be all for you" (I said "excuse me!")
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I was scared and fearing for my life,
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I was shaking like a leaf on a tree
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Cuz he was lean and mean and big and bad, Lord,
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a pointing that gun at me
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"Oh wait a minute mister, I didn't even kiss her,
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don't want no trouble with you
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and I know you don't owe me but I wish you would let me
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ask one favor from you
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Oh, won't you gimme three steps, gimme three steps mister,
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gimme three steps toward the door?
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Gimme three steps, gimme three steps mister
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and you'll never see me no more. For sure"
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Oh, well the crowd cleared away and I began to pray
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and the water fell on the floor.
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And I'm telling you, son, well it ain't no fun,
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staring straight down a forty-four.
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Well, he turned and screamed at Linda Lou,
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and that's the break I was looking for
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and you could hear me screaming a mile away
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as I was headed out toward the door.
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Oh, won't you gimme three steps, gimme three steps mister,
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gimme three steps toward the door?
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Gimme three steps, gimme three steps mister
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and you'll never see me no more. (Show me the back door)
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(repeat and fade)