Intro: BAbmBAbmBAbmBAbmVerse:
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Down in Jamaica they got lots of pretty women
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Steal your money then they break your heart
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Lonesome Sue, she's in love with ol' Sam
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She take him from the fire into the fryin' pan
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On and on
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She just keeps on trying
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And she smiles when she feels like cry - ing
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On and on, on and on, on and on
Verse:
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Poor ol' Jimmy sits alone in the moonlight
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Saw his woman kiss another man
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So he, takes a ladder, steals the stars from the sky
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Puts on Sinatra and starts to cry
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On and on
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He just keeps on trying
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And he smiles when he feels like cry - ing
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On and on, on and on, on and on
Bridge:
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When the first time is the last time
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It can make you feel so bad
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But if you know it, show it
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Hold on tight, don't let her say Goodnight
Verse:
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I got the sun on my shoulders and my toes in the sand
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My woman's left me for some other man
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Ah, but, I don't care I'll just dream and stay tanned
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Toss up my heart and see where it lands.
Chorus:
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On and on
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I just keep on trying
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And I smile when I feel like dy - ing
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On and on, on and on, on and on
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On and on, on and on, on and on
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On and on, on and on, on and on
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