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Angola Bound

Album: The Best of Aaron Neville Durasi: 4:33
[00:00.95](aaron neville, charles neville)
[00:02.05]Too many mornin' gotta wake up soon
[00:05.08]Oh Lord, and eat my breakfast by the light of 'de moon
[00:09.63]Oh Lord, by the light of 'de moon
[00:13.52]If you see my momma, tell her this for me
[00:18.34]Oh I've got a mighty long time, Lord knows I'll never go free
[00:23.30]Oh Lord, I'll never be free
[00:26.88]Angola bound, now, Angola bound
[00:34.77]Angola bound, now, Angola bound
[00:39.92]I got lucky last summer when I got my time, Angola bound
[00:44.83]Well my partner got a hundred, I got ninety-nine, Angola bound
[00:49.92]You been a long time coming but you're welcome home, Angola bound
[00:55.21]And go to Louisiana get your burdens on, Angola bound
[01:01.69]Oh captain, oh captain don't you be so cruel, Angola bound
[01:05.82]Oh you work me harder than you work that mule, Angola bound
[01:12.03]If it wasn't for the captain, oh Lord, I'm shaggin' house
[01:16.67]I'd be with my woman, yeah, before the sun goes down
[01:23.05]You come up here skippin' and a' jumpin', oh Lord, it won't last long
[01:27.32]Gonna wish you was a baby boy, in your mother's arms
[01:33.42]Angola bound, now, Angola bound
[01:38.28]Angola bound, now, Angola bound
[01:43.59]Don't want no gal-boy lovin' cause I got my load, Angola bound
[01:48.20]Don't want no trouble out 'de boys I know, Angola bound
[01:53.83]Oh they always talkin' 'bout dangerous blue, Angola bound
[01:59.26]If I had my shank I'd be dangerous too, Angola bound
[02:04.56]Oh captain say walk and the boss say run, Angola bound
[02:09.79]If I had my pistol I would do 'nere one, Angola bound
[02:15.93]If it wasn't for the captain, oh Lord, I'm shaggin' house
[02:20.69]I'd be with my woman, yeah, before the sun goes down
[02:26.28]You come up here skippin' and 'a jumpin', oh Lord it won't last long
[02:30.76]Gonna wish you was a baby boy, in your mother's arms
[02:37.23]Angola bound, now, Angola bound
[02:42.13]Angola bound, now, Angola bound
[02:47.04]If it wasn't for the captain, oh Lord, I'm shaggin' house
[03:13.87]I'd be with my woman, yeah, before the sun goes down
[03:19.25]You come up here skippin' and 'a jumpin', oh Lord it won't last long
[03:24.09]Gonna wish you was a baby boy, in your mother's arms
[03:29.48]Angola bound, now, Angola bound
[03:34.63]Angola bound, now, Angola bound
[03:39.96]If I'd always listened to what my momma said, Angola bound
[03:44.50]I wouldn't be deep down in the trouble this way, Angola bound
[03:50.77]Oh my momma, she told me, leave that junk alone, Angola bound
[03:55.68]Got hooked to the habit, had to carry on, Angola bound
[04:00.41]The jury found me guilty cause they wrote it down, Angola bound
[04:06.07]Judge said, junkie boy you're penitentiary bound, Angola bound
[04:11.00]Angola bound, now, Angola bound
[04:16.35]Angola bound, now, Angola bound
[04:21.54]Angola bound, now, Angola bound
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