Lyrics:

TAKE ONE AWAY

One cloudless morning was it day or night

The sun and the moon were bright

Take one away

Two holy sisters lost in the desert dry

From the weight the old mule died

Take one away

Oh mama sit down, I think it's time you knew

The day I first came to you

I was dead on arrival

And now I can hear you pleading on the radio

Mama I've joined the church you know

I've been passing out bibles

Take one away

Three babies conceived

She couldn't afford them all

The curtain begins to fall

Take one away

Five o'clock in the morning... ah just an hour ago

She might have been alive you know

But they took one away
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