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Matchbox

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A little gem, if only for the two solo verses by Carl Perkins himself.

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Sitting here wondering, will a matchbox hold my clothes
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Well, I'm sitting here wondering, will a matchbox hold my clothes
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Ain't got so many matches, but I still got a long way to go
I'm an ol' poor boy a long way from home
I'm an ol' poor boy, long way from home
Guess I'll never be happy, eveything I [ever] do is wrong
Let me be your little dog, till your big dog comes
Let me be your little dog, till your big dog comes
When the big dog gets here, show him what this little puppy done
Well I'm sitting here wondering, will a matchbox hold my clothes
Well I'm sitting here wondering, will a matchbox hold my clothes
I ain't got so many matches, but I got such a long way to go
[Cash: "Yeah, Carl! Perkins! Yeah!"]
[Instrumental solo verse]
Well I'm sitting here wondering, will a matchbox hold my clothes
Well I'm sitting here wondering, will a matchbox hold my clothes
I ain't got so many matches, but I got so far to go
Let me be your little dog, till your big dog comes
Let me be your little dog, till your big dog comes
When your big dog gets here, show him what this little puppy done
Well I'm sitting here wondering, would a matchbox hold my clothes
Well I'm sitting here wondering, would a matchbox hold my clothes
I ain't got so many matches, but I got so far to go
[Instrumental verse]
Well I'm sitting here wondering, matchbox hold my clothes
Well I'm sitting here wondering, matchbox hold my clothes
I ain't got so many matches, but I still got a long way to go

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