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Men at Work
i Nigger and a white man was playin' seven~up, Po' nigger ain' got no show, Nigger won the money, was afraid to pick it up, Po' nigger ain' got no show.
2   If you don't go to stealing the white man's money, Take away yo' horse and mule;
If you don't go to stealing the white man's money, Take away yo' horse and mule.
3   I told the master my wife was sick, Po' nigger ain' got no show,
"You're tellin' me a lie, you son-of-a-bitch," Po' nigger ain' got no show.
4  I asked my master, "How do you know?" Po' nigger ain' got no show,
"I gave her two dollars an hour ago." Po' nigger ain' got no show.
5   I know an old man named Uncle Ned, Po' nigger ain' got no show,
Just about three strands of hair on his head, Po' nigger ain' got no show.
6  He had no money, had no home, Po' nigger ain' got no show, Poor old man always liked to roam, Po' nigger ain' got no show.
7  Fer a nickel's worth of crackers and a dime worth of cheese, Po' nigger ain' got no show,
Dey treat him like a dog and do him like dey please, Po' nigger ain' got no show.
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