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If you go down to Deep Elem,
Put your money in your shoe.
'Cause the gals down in Deep Elem,
Make a monkey out of you.
Oh, sweet mama,
Daddy's got those Deep Elem blues.
Oh, sweet mama,
Daddy's got those Deep Elem blues.

Well, I once knew a preacher,
Preached the bible through and through.
He went down to Deep Elem,
Now his preachin' days are through.
Oh, sweet mama,
Daddy's got those Deep Elem blues.
Oh, sweet mama,
Daddy's got those Deep Elem blues.

If you go down to Deep Elem,
Keep your money in your pants.
'Cause the gals down in Deep Elem,
They don't give a guy a chance.
Oh, sweet mama,
Daddy's got those Deep Elem blues.
Oh, sweet mama,
Daddy's got those Deep Elem blues.

I once had a gal,
She meant the world to me.
She went down to Deep Elem.
Ain't what she used to be.
Oh, sweet mama,
Daddy's got those Deep Elem blues.
Oh, sweet mama,
Daddy's got those Deep Elem blues.

If you go down to Deep Elem,
Just to have a little fun.
Keep your fifteen dollars ready
When the police wagon come.
Oh, sweet mama,
Daddy's got those Deep Elem blues.
Oh, sweet mama,
Daddy's got those Deep Elem blues.

I went to Deep Elem,
Just to get a little booze,
Now I'm workin' on this chain gang,
And wearin' these broken shoes.
Oh, sweet mama,
Daddy's got those Deep Elem blues.
Oh, sweet mama,
Daddy's got those Deep Elem blues.

Oh, sweet mama,
Daddy's got those Deep Elem blues.

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from The Tool Shed Live at the 8x10, released April 11, 2020

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David Allen Thomas Cockeysville, Maryland

I was released in Philadelphia the same week as Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. I stayed there as long as I could stand, then moved to Baltimore to go to art school. I have played guitar since I was 18. I taught myself. I did it to impress the ladies. It still doesn't work. So, I sing songs about drinking, trains and women, two of which I am familiar with. ... more

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