See do as I say and not as I do on Wiktionary
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"ref": "2006, J. G. Thirlwell (lyrics and music), “Sieve”, in Damp, performed by Foetus:",
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"word": "káže vodu a pije víno"
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"word": "consejos vendo y para mí no tengo"
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