| Country men, friends, lend me your ears, I’ll tell you a tale of fifteen years
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| I’m an old man and so far along, I wanna see the city where I was born
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| I got the feelin' I can’t stand, gotta get home to my homeland
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| Ain’t got no money, I ain’t got a cent, I can’t get on that train, so help me
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| Show me the way to St. Louis, show me the way, (oh I gotta get home)
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| Show me the way to St. Louis, (I gotta get home) show me the way (hey)
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| Come on baby, gotta get movin', can’t stop, gotta keep movin'
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| Show me the way to St. Louis, (hey yeah) show me the way (yeah)
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| Step up to me you city gents and I’ll clean your shoes for fifteen cents
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| I’ll fix your tie, you look a smash, if you don’t mind I’ll take the cash
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| Soon I got the money and I can ride, so pack my bags and I’ll drink my wine
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| I only know I’ve got to track down home, the good Lord told me so, so help me
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| Show me (show me) the way to St. Louis (get my things together — show me)
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| Show me the way (oh, I gotta get home)
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| Show me the way to St. Louis, (I gotta get home) show me the way
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| Come on baby, gotta get movin', can’t stop, I gotta keep movin'
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| Show me the way to St. Louis, (you gotta) show me the way
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| (Hah-hah-hah-hah…)
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| Come on, come on, come on
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| So come on people, gotta get movin', can’t stop now, I gotta keep movin'
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| Show me, show me the way, show me, show me the way
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| Show me, show me the way, (you gotta show me) show me, show me the way
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| (You gotta show me), show me, (the way) show me the way
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| (You gotta show me), show me, (the way) show me the way
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| (I gotta get) show me (I gotta get) show me the way
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| (I gotta get) show me (I gotta get) show me the way
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| (I've come a long way) show me the way to St. Louis |