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Verse 1
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I received an invitation to her party.
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She sent her love and said,
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dress formally.
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Please be ready and  waiting at seven.
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And  she would send her chauffeur
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over after me.
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So I had to rent a tux and
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paint carnations,
and I showed up acting socially,
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but she said
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But she hadn't sent me an invitation
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And everybody had a laugh on me
So I said, home, James, home, James
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Drive me as fast as you can
Home, James, home, James,
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you picked up the wrong man
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Riding home
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I felt so disappointed
I was all dressed up to have
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myself a time
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They laughed and joked and cried,
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oh how funny
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When they found her lover's name
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was just like mine
So I said, home James, home James
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Drive me as fast as you can
Oh James,
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Oh James, you picked up the wrong man
Oh James,
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Oh James, drive me as fast as you can
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Oh James,
Oh James, you picked up
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the wrong man you