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Pull up the Roots

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Pull up the Roots

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Hello againYes indeed my friendI can tellGoin' get together againI could be rightI could b ewrongI feel nice when I sing this songAnd I don't mindWhatever happens is fineBaby likes to keep on playing . . .What do I know, what do I know?Wilder than the place we live in . . .I'll take you there, I'll take you thereI don't mind some slight disorder . . .Pull up the roots pull up the rootsAnd I know ev'ry living creature . .Pull up the roots, pull up the rootsAnd I know youI understand what you doYes, indeedI put the hat on my headCome outa your messBring yourself inI feel nice when I start to singAnd I can seeEv'ryone else is like meTowns that dissapeared completely . . .Pull up the roost, pull up the rootsMiles and miles of endless highway . . .Pull up the roost, pull up the rootsColored lights and shiney curtains . . .I'll take you there, I'll take you thereEv'rything has been forgiven . . .Pull up the roost, pull up the rootsWell I have a good time . . . when I go out of my mindAnd it's a wonderful place . . . and I can't wait to be thereAnd I hear beautiful sounds . . . coming outa the groundGonna take us a while . . . but we'll go hundreds of timesBaby likes to keep on playing . . .What d'you know? what d'you I know?Wilder than the place we live in . . .I'll take you there, I'll take you thereAnd I don't mind some slight disorder . . .Pull up the roots pull up the rootsAnd no more time for talkin' it over . . .Pull up the roots, pull up the rootsWell I have a good time . . . when I go out of my mindAnd it's a wonderful place . . . and I can't wait to be thereAnd I hear beautiful sounds . . . coming outa the ground

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