It's just what I do when I can't get no lovin', 
 
Just what I do when I can't get no lovin'. (Hit it!) 
 
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VERSE I 
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Jessie James was an outlaw man, he was always breaking the law.  
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Six guns firing from both his hands, fastest you ever saw. 
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Did he do it for the money or was it for the fame?  
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Finally somebody asked him , "Jessie, why you wanna rob them trains?" 
 
And Jessie said 
 
CHORUS 
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"It's just what I do when I can't get no lovin'.  
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Just what I do when I can't get no lovin'.  
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I'm the meanest hombre you ever saw cause lately I ain't gettin' 
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no lovin' at all. It's just what I do. It's just what I do." 
 
VERSE II 
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Orville Wright set his sights high up in the air. 
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Him and Wilbur worked day and night, he didn't seem to care. 
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Well the town folk said "If you were meant to fly, God would've given you wings.  
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What makes you wanna spend all your time building that flying machine?" 
 
And Orville said 
 
CHORUS II 
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"It's just what I do when I can't get no lovin'.  
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Just what I do when I can't get no lovin'.  
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I'm the first flight boy you ever saw cause lately I ain't gettin 
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no lovin' at all. It's just what I do. It's just what I do." 
 
Oh yeah. 
 
INSTRUMENTAL BREAK 
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VERSE III 
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Well Picaso painted them pictures. There was beauty in every stroke.  
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When asked about his motivation he said, "I think it's about time you should know." 
 
CHORUS III 
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"It's just what I do when I can't get no lovin'.  
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Just what I do when I can't get no lovin'.  
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I'm the workinest painter that you ever saw cause lately I ain't gettin' 
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no lovin' at all. It's just what I do. It's just what I do. 
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It's just what I do. It's just what I do when I can't get no lovin'.