diff --git a/‎awscli/text.py‎
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diff --git a/‎tests/unit/test_text.py‎
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@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ def _format_text(item, stream, identifier=None, scalar_keys=None):
                                 stream=stream,
                                 identifier=identifier,
                                 scalar_keys=all_keys)
+        elif isinstance(item[0], list):
+            for list_element in item:
+                _format_text(list_element, stream=stream,
+                             identifier=identifier)
         else:
             # For a bare list, just print the contents.
             stream.write('\t'.join([str(el) for el in item]))
 
@@ -88,6 +88,25 @@ def test_scalars_and_complex_types(self):
             'FOO\t4\t6\n'
             'B\ty\tz\n')
 
+    def test_nested_list_of_lists(self):
+        self.assert_text_renders_to(
+            [['1', '2', '3'], ['4', '5', '6']],
+            '1\t2\t3\n'
+            '4\t5\t6\n'
+        )
+
+    def test_deeply_nested_lists(self):
+        self.assert_text_renders_to(
+            [
+                [['1', '2', '3'], ['4', '5', '6']],
+                [['7', '8', '9'], ['0', '1', '2']],
+            ],
+            '1\t2\t3\n'
+            '4\t5\t6\n'
+            '7\t8\t9\n'
+            '0\t1\t2\n'
+        )
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()