Rag Mama Rag

RAG MAMA RAG
By Robbie Robertson
The Band
Key: F

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Rag Ma-ma Rag, I can't be-lieve it’s true.
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Rag Ma-ma Rag, A-what did you do?  
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I crawled up to the rail-road track, 
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let the four nine-teen scratch my back. 

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Shag ma-ma shag 
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now what’s come ov-er you.  
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Rag Ma-ma Rag,  
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I'm a pull-ing out your gag. 
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Gon-na turn you loose like an old ca-boose, 
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Got a tail I need a drag. 

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I ask a-bout your tur-tle, 
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and you ask a-bout the weath-er, 
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Well, I can't jump the hur-dle 
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and we can't get to-geth-er. 
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We could be re-lax-ing 
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in my sleep-ing bag, 
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But all you wan-na do for me ma-ma 
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is a Rag Ma-ma Rag. 

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There’s no-where to  go,  
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Rag Ma-ma Rag. Come on re-sin up the bow. 
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Rag Ma-ma Rag, where do ya roam? 
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Rag Ma-ma Rag, bring your 
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Skin-ny lit-tle bod-y back home. 

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Its dog eat dog and cat eat mouse, 
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you can Rag Ma-ma Rag all ov-er my house. 

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Hail stones beat-in on the roof, 
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the bour-bon is a  hun-dred proof, 
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it’s you and me and the tel-e- phone 
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Our des-tin-y is quite well known.
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We don't need to sit and brag. 
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All we got-ta do is Rag Ma-ma Rag 

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Rag Ma-ma Rag. Where do you roam? 
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Rag Ma-ma Rag, 
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bring your skin-ny lit-tle bod-y back home.

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