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John Lee Hooker - Five Long Years (Official Audio)
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If you've ever been mistreated
You'll know just what I'm talkin' about
If you've ever been mistreated
You'll know just what I'm talkin' about
I waited five long years for one woman
She had the nerve to put me out
I got a job in a steel mill, truckin' steel like a slave
Five years of fright a-runnin' straight home with all my pay
I been mistreated
You know just what I'm talkin' about
I waited five long years for one woman
She had the nerve to put me out
Yes, yes, yeah
I've finally learned to listen
I should a long, long time ago
Next woman I marry, she got to work and bring me some gold, oh, yeah
You know just what I'm talkin' about
I waited five long years for one woman
She had the nerve to put me out, oh, yeah
It's too bad, too bad
Written by: John Lee Hooker

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