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Richard Thompson – Sickness And Diseases lyrics
I do hate to see a rover riddled in the stones
Now he's one step nearer to the ground
And I do hate to see a hawker
Broken in the bones

Sickness and diseases pull you down, pull you down
Sickness and diseases pull you down

Everybody's got the sickness, everybody's down
Running to the doctor with a pound
Doctor, doctor, do you have a needle
Big enough for me

Sickness and diseases pull you down, pull you down
Sickness and diseases pull you down

My friend Willy-well he looks so ill
His face as white as milk
Everybody runs for miles when he's in town
He's got every known disease
And some without a name

Sickness and diseases pull you down, pull you down
Sickness and diseases pull you down

If you want to live to be
A poor man or a prince
Pay good attention when
Evil times abound
Always listen to what your mother said
And stay in bed at night

Sickness and diseases pull you down, pull you down
Sickness and diseases pull you down

Sickness and diseases pull you down, pull you down
Sickness and diseases pull you down
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I do hate to see a rover riddled in the stones Now he's one step nearer to the ground And I do hate to see a hawker Broken in the bones Sickness and diseases pull you down, pull you down Sickness and diseases pull you down Everybody's got the sickness, everybody's down Running to the doctor with a pound Doctor, doctor, do you have a needle Big enough for me Sickness and diseases pull you down, pull you down Sickness and diseases pull you down My friend Willy-well he looks so ill His face as white as milk Everybody runs for miles when he's in town He's got every known disease And some without a name Sickness and diseases pull you down, pull you down Sickness and diseases pull you down If you want to live to be A poor man or a prince Pay good attention when Evil times abound Always listen to what your mother said And stay in bed at night Sickness and diseases pull you down, pull you down Sickness and diseases pull you down Sickness and diseases pull you down, pull you down Sickness and diseases pull you down Explain Request ×



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