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Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves

from The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia by Vicki Lawrence

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Vicki Lawrence - "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves" - Track 10 from 1973's "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" LP. Writer Bob Stone also composed "Dime a Dance" on this album.

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I was born in the wagon of a traveling show
Mama used to dance for the money they'd throw
Papa would do whatever he could
Preach a little gospel, sell a couple bottles of doctor good

Chorus:
Gypsies, tramps, and thieves
We'd hear it from the people of the town
They'd call us gypsies, tramps, and thieves
And every night
All the men would come around and lay their money down

We picked up a boy just south of mobile
Gave him a ride, filled him with a hot meal
I was sixteen, he was twenty-one
Drove with us to Memphis
And papa would've shot him if he knew what he'd done

Repeat Chorus

I never had schooling but he taught me well
With his smooth southern style
Three months later I'm a gal in trouble
And I haven't seen him for a while
Oh, no, I haven't seen him for a while

She was born in the wagon of a traveling show
Mama had to dance for the money they'd throw
Grandpa'd do whatever he could
Preach a little gospel, sell a couple bottles of doctor good

Repeat Chorus

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from The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia, track released August 1, 1973
Written by Bob Stone

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Vicki Lawrence Inglewood, California

Vicki Lawrence is an American actress, comedian, and pop singer known for the many characters she originated on The Carol Burnett Show, where she appeared from 1967 to 1978, for the entire series run. One such character, "The Family" matriarch Mrs.Thelma Harper, later was the central character of the television situation comedy series Mama's Family on NBC and, later, in first-run syndication. ... more

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