Buckle Down (from the cd Ballroom Streets)

Words and Music by Melanie Safka Schekeryk

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There's a hole in my pocket and some mending to be done

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And the wells out of water praise the rain and curse the sun

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Curse the rain in the flood as I go swimming downtown

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But there's work to be done so buckle down

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Buckle down everybody everybody buckle down

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Buckle down everybody buckle down

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There's a time to be lazy and a time to hang around

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But there's work to be done so buckle down

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Oh my boats run aground and the crew is drunk below

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And I blew out my sail and now I'm waiting for a tow

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Gonna whistle up the wind and then I'll buy the crew around

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But there's work to be done so buckle down

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Buckle down everybody bucka bucka buckle down

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Buckle down everybody buckle down

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There's a time to be lazy and a time to hang around

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But there's work to be done so buckle down

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If you need a little money go get some buckle down

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If your cars out of gas it just won't run

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There's a time to be lazy and a time to hang around

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But there's work to be done so buckle down

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Buckle down everybody bucka bucka buckle down

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Buckle down everybody buckle down

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There's a time to be lazy and a time to hang around

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But there's work to be done so buckle down

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Wooh………………………………..................................................

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If your clothes are getting shabby go get some buckle down

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If you're getting kind of flabby you better run

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There's a time to be lazy and a time to hang around

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But there's work to be done so buckle down

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Buckle down everybody everybody buckle down

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Buckle down everybody buckle down

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There's a time to be lazy and a time to hang around

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But there's work to be done so buckle down

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There's a time to be lazy and a time to hang around yeah oooh

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But there's work to be done so .......Buckle Down ooh ooh ooh

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Buckle down………………………………........................................

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