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Learned The Hard Way
(1994) • (Click song title to get lyrics)


1. I Love My Baby
2. Learned The Hard Way
3. Let's Pack Our Bags
4. Je Me Souviens (I Remember Too)
5. Keep Your Hands Off Her
6. He's Not Good For Me
7. My Woman Is An Old Black Spider
8. Moanin' And Cryin'
9. Kindhearted Fool
10. Lonely Nights No More
11. The Wrong Guy
12. How Long Can A Man Be Poor
13. Got To Change Your Ways
14. Bullfrog Hop
15. Mean Old World
HOW LONG CAN A MAN BE POOR
(P. Lacocque, Ransart Music, BMI)

1. INSTRUMENTAL VERSE

2. THINGS ARE ROUGH ON ME LATELY
AND I DON’T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER I CAN GO ON
[REPEAT...]
... YOU KNOW THINGS JUST AIN’T RIGHT BABY
AND I JUST DON’T FEEL LIKE GOIN’ ON

3. I GOT NO CHANGE IN MY POCKET
AND NO MONEY FOR GROCERIES
[REPEAT]
... I GOT TO FIND A WAY BABY
TO HELP ME IN THESE MISERIES

4. THINGS JUST AIN’T RIGHT BABY
AND NOTHIN’ MAKES SENSE NO MORE
[REPEAT...]
... I WANT YOU TO PLEASE, PLEASE TELL ME
JUST HOW LONG CAN A MAN BE POOR ?

5. SOLO

6. MY RENT IS OVERDUE
AND I AIN’T GOT A JOB NO MORE
[REPEAT]
... I WANT YOU TO PLEASE, PLEASE TELL ME BABY
HOW LONG CAN A MAN BE POOR ?

7. SOLO - FADE
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