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1. Well, I was born an original sinner, I was
born from original sin,
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and if I had a dollar
bill for all the things that I’ve done,
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there’d be a mountain of money piled up to my chin.
+ A - E - A - E (2x)
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2. My mother told me good, my
mother told me strong,
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she said: be true
to yourself and you can’t go wrong.
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But there’s just one thing that you must understand,
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you can fool with your brother,
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but
don’t mess with a missionary man.
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Don’t mess with a missionary
man,
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don’t
mess with a missionary man,
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don’t
mess with a missionary man.
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3. Oh, the missionary man, he’s got God on his side,
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he’s
got the saints and apostles backing up from behind,
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black
eyed looks from those bible books,
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he’s
a man with a mission, got a serious mind.
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There was a woman in the
jungle and a monkey on a tree,
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the
missionary man, he was following me.
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He said: Stop what you’re
doing, get down upon your knees,
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I’ve got a message for you and
you better believe ! ....
+ A - E - A - E (2x) + Am - D - Am - D
(4x) + A - E - A - E (2x)
Am D Am D
4. I was born an original sinner, I was born
from original sin,
Am D
and
if I had a dollar bill for all the things that I’ve done,
Am D
there’d
be a mountain of money piled up, up, up ...
A - D - F A - E - A - E
+ Don’t mess with
a missionary man !
D A
Missionary
man. Missionary man.
F A - E
Missionary man, don’t mess
with a missionary man .....
(orig. = capo 1st) (The Eurythmics)