Mother Whatll I Do Now

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Mother you give good advice, always you mean well.
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Now I need it more than ever I'm inside this cell.

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I'm behind a prison wall, the bed's so hard and much too small
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There's no pyjamas here at all, Oh Mother what'll I do now?

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They told me they would treat me swell tucked inside my little cell
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But up to now it's been like h...! Mother what'll I do now?

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We're parted from each other and that's too bad.
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You're my favourite Mother, Oh the best I ever had.

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Tonight I've got a date you see but they won't let me have a key
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And the Warder's won't wait up for me, Oh! Mother what'll I do now?

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It's hard to pass the time away, I'm in a dangerous mood I say.
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I've smoked two cigarettes today, Oh! Mother what'll I do now?

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First I stand and then I sit, then I sit and stand a bit
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But I can't stand much more of it, Oh! Mother what'll I do now?

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We're parted from each other and that's too bad.
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You're my favourite Mother, Oh the best I ever had.

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I got such an awful shock, I asked the time for there's no clock
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And the Warder said six months "Old Cock Oh! Mother what'll I do now?

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I ordered lunch from soup to sweet but they forgot the fish and meat
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And since the soup there's nowt to eat, Oh Mother what'll I do now?

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I've had such a tummy ache. All night long I've been awake.
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Some castor oil they made me take, Oh! Mother what'll I do now?

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We're parted from each other and that's too bad.
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You're my favourite Mother, Oh the best I ever had.

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Ive played Peter fly away Paul, Ive played tiddly winks and all
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Ive written rude words on the wall, Oh! Mother what'll I do now?

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