Key: Eb major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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There's
a man in town who's called the
Lady's
Lover now.
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Keeps his pockets full of mirrors,
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he's a pup for a while.
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He went into a cab aret to see
Miss
Jenny dance
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A
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Jenny stepped right up and said,
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you have no chance
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There'll be no doin'
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here before you say
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No dan cin' till the break of day
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I know there's lots
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An d long to hold them close
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up right in your arms
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But here's a lesson that
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was taught to me
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You cannot eat and sleep
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on mirth and glee
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Goodbye, and please don't call at all,
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there'll be no previous admission involved.
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G
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Every time I step up on that ballroom floor,
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there's a certain brother here that asks for more.
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I see you've got to get your tone, because you're acting mighty bold,
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sweet papa, a proper talking man.
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Now bring your bucks and bucks aplenty, here's my hand,
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I'll take from a dollar, from a dollar to a quarter, from a quarter to a frying pan.
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I need you, mean I do, I've got no time to feel that cool,
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there'll be no freebies at
Miss
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Jenny's ball.
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There'll be no su ing here before you say,
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no dead friends until the break of day.
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And long to hold them close
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up right in your arms
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But here's a lesson that
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A
was taught to me
Goodbye, and please don't call at all
There'll be no babies at
Jenny's ball
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