Against the Law

It's against the law to walk, it's against the law to talk
 It's against the law to loaf, it's against the law to work
 It's against the law to read, it's against the law to write
 It's against the law to be black or brown or white
 Everything's against the law
 I'm a low pay daddy singing the high price blues
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 It's against the law to eat, it's against the law to drink
 It's against the law to worry, it's against the law to think
 It's against the law to marry or try to settle down
 It's against the law to ramble like a bum from town to town
 Everything's against the law
 I'm a low pay daddy singing the high price blues
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 It's against the law to come, it's against the law to go
 It's against the law to ride, it's against the law to roll
 It's against the law to hug, it's against the law to kiss
 It's against the law to shoot, it's against the law to miss
 Everything's against the law
 I'm a low pay daddy singing the high price blues
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 It's against the law to gamble, it's against the law to roam
 It's against the law to organize, try to build a home
 It's against the law to sing, it's against the law to dance
 It's against the law to tell you all the trouble on my hands
 Everything in Winston-Salem is against the law
 I'm a low pay daddy singing the high price blues