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MOTORCYCLE SONG ? Arlo Guthrie
GI don't want a pickle
GJust want to ride on my CmotGorsickle
AnGd I don't want a tickle
G'Cause I'd rather ride on mCy moGtorsickle
CAnd I donAm't want Gto die
GJust want to ride on my CmotoGrcy?cle
GIt was late last night the other day
GI thought I'd go Cup and see GRay
SGo l went up and I saw Ray
TherGe was only one thing Ray Ccould say, was
 GI don't want a pickle
GI just want to ride on my CmotorGsickle
AGnd I don't want a tickle
IG'd rather ride on my mCotorGsickle
ACnd I don'Amt want tGo die
JGust want to ride on my mCotoGrcy?cle
GLate last week I was on my bike
I Grun into a friCend named MGike
RGun into my friend named Mike
MGike no longer has a Cbike, he cries
I Gdon't want a pickle
I Gjust want to ride on my mCotorGsickle
YGeah, and I don't want a tickle
'GCause I'd rather ride on my CmotGorsickle
ACnd I don'Amt want tGo die
JGust want to ride on my mCotorGcy--cle

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Motorcycle Song

by Arlo Guthrie

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MOTORCYCLE SONG ? Arlo Guthrie

I don't want a pickle

G C G

Just want to ride on my motorsickle

And I don't want a tickle

G C G

'Cause I'd rather ride on my motorsickle

C Am G

And I don't want to die

G C G

Just want to ride on my motorcy?cle

It was late last night the other day

G C G

I thought I'd go up and see Ray

So l went up and I saw Ray

G C

There was only one thing Ray could say, was

I don't want a pickle

G C G

I just want to ride on my motorsickle

And I don't want a tickle

G C G

I'd rather ride on my motorsickle

C Am G

And I don't want to die

G C G

Just want to ride on my motorcy?cle

Late last week I was on my bike

G C G

I run into a friend named Mike

Run into my friend named Mike

G C

Mike no longer has a bike, he cries

I don't want a pickle

G C G

I just want to ride on my motorsickle

Yeah, and I don't want a tickle

G C G

'Cause I'd rather ride on my motorsickle

C Am G

And I don't want to die

G C G

Just want to ride on my motorcy--cle

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