In the cafe you can instantly pick out the "neftyaniki", the oil workers, with their weather beaten faces, heavy clothes and the air of "don't mess with me" about them.

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But they don't mess with me because I show no fear.

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She first found success in a duet with Bobby McClure on Don't Mess Up a Good Thing and You'll Miss Me (When I'm Gone).

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