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Ahhhhhgggg!
Ohhh ... seven years of hard luck, comin down on me

From the Florida border, yes, up to Nashville Tennessee

I worked in every joint you can name , yessuh, every honkytonk

Along come Mister Yankee Slicker, sayin maybe you what I want

Want you to sign your contract
Want you to sign today
Gonna give you lots of money
Workin for MCA
Ohhh ... nine thousand dollars, thats all we could win

But we smiled at the Yankee Slicker with a big ol Southern grin

Theyre gonna take me out to California, gonna make me a superstar

Just pay me all my money and maybe you wont get a scar

Want you to sign your contract

Want you to sign today

Gonna give you lots of money
Workin for MCA

Ohhh ... slickers steal my money, since I was seventeen
If it aint no pencil pusher , then it got to be a honkytonk queen
But Ill sign my contract, baby, and I want you people to know
Every penny that I make, I want to see where my money goes
Want you to sign your contract
Want you to sign today
Gonna give you lots of money
Workin for MCA