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	Current version of Kenny Rogers Lyrics My Petition (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/k/kenny-rogers/my-petition/) Current version of the lyrics						Version 1 of Kenny Rogers Lyrics My Petition (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/k/kenny-rogers/my-petition/v1.html) Version 1 of the lyrics
1	I just sat down to watch the game						I just sat down to watch the game when I heard the doorbell ring	1
1	When I heard the doorbell ring							1
	An' I wondered who in the world it could be						An' I wondered who in the world it could be
	Through the peephole, all that I saw there						Through the peephole, all that I saw there
2	Was a crooked cap on curly hair						Was a crooked cap on curly hair an' some kid squintin' back at me	2
3	An' some kid squintin' back at me						I said, "If you're sellin' somethin', well, I ain't buyin' nothin'	3
4							But I appreciate you stoppin' by."	4
5	I said, "If you're sellin' somethin'						Said: "I ain't askin' for a dime, just a minute of your time	5
2	Well, I ain't buyin' nothin'							2
3	But I appreciate you stoppin' by"							3
4	Said, "I ain't askin' for a dime just a minute of your time							4
	An' your name here on the dotted line						An' your name here on the dotted line
	Could you sign my petition?"						Could you sign my petition?"
	Had a spiral notebook in his hand						Had a spiral notebook in his hand
	Handed me a chewed up pen						Handed me a chewed up pen
6	An' I ask you, "What am I signin' up for?"						An' I ask you: "What am I signin' up for."	6
	I scrolled down that wrinkled page						I scrolled down that wrinkled page
7	Saw a couple of neighbor's names						Saw a couple of neighbors names	7
8	I kept readin' and I sat down on the porch						I kept readin', then I sat down on the porch	8
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	It was a letter to the President						It was a letter to the President
9	With a list that numbered one to ten						With a list that numbered one to ten.	9
10	It said, "Make a law where daddys don't work late						It said: "Make a law where Daddy's don't work late	10
	Keep Uncle Joe an' those soldiers safe						Keep Uncle Joe an' those soldiers safe
	Give those kids on TV all they want to eat						Give those kids on TV all they want to eat
	Put a stop to bullies on the bus						Put a stop to bullies on the bus
	No crime, no waits, no hate, no drugs						No crime, no waits, no hate, no drugs
11	Give a jacket and a job to people on the street"						Give a blanket and a job to people on the street."	11
12							I said: "Son, sounds like a world I'd like to live in."	12
13	I said, "Son, sounds like a world I'd like to live in"						And I signed his petition.	13
6	And I signed his petition							6
	He thanked me for my time						He thanked me for my time
	I headed back inside, grabbed my beer						I headed back inside, grabbed my beer
	An' got back to the game						An' got back to the game
14	Thought by now that boy, he's three doors down						Thought: "By now that boy he's three doors down	14
15	Here I am just sittin' round						"Here I am just sittin' round	15
16	Waitin' on the world to change						Waitin' on the world to change."	16
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	Must've blocked the whole game out						Must've blocked the whole game out
17	All that I could think about was						All that I could think about was.	17
18	Make a law where daddys don't work late						"Make a law where Daddy's don't work late	18
	Keep Uncle Joe an' those soldiers safe						Keep Uncle Joe an' those soldiers safe
	Give those kids on TV all they want to eat						Give those kids on TV all they want to eat
	Put a stop to bullies on the bus						Put a stop to bullies on the bus
	No crime, no waits, no hate, no drugs						No crime, no waits, no hate, no drugs
19	Give a blanket and a job to people on the street"						Give a blanket and a job to people on the street."	19
20							An' I thought: "Man, ain't that a place I'd like to live in."	20
8	An' I thought, "Man, ain't that a place I'd like to live in"							8
	And I thank God for that boy that's out there fixin'						And I thank God for that boy that's out there fixin'
21	The world with his petition						The world with his petition...	21

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