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Shanty Town

Johnny Cash

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Shanty Town

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I live down in shantytownWhere chicken's twenty cents a poundAnd if you live on such solid groundWhatcha doin' down in shantytown?Whatcha doin' down in shantytown?Well, I'm back on your side of the tracksHave you come back for me to take you back?Back to your high society to your cocktails and your teasI'll look up but don't look down 'cause we got pride in shantytownI live down in shantytownWhere chicken's twenty cents a poundAnd if you live on such solid groundWhatcha doin' down in shantytown?Whatcha doin' down in shantytown?Behind the walls of your shackled heart beats pureWhile the rich have a love to endureWell, is the gold in your crown turning black?Is there something here in shantytown that keeps you coming back?I live down in shantytownWhere chicken's twenty cents a poundAnd if you live on such solid groundWhatcha doin' down in shantytown?Whatcha doin' down in shantytown?

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