Mail Order Woman chords by Allan Harris

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Her hand grabbed the handle
of that old leather satchel
That contained all her
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petticoats and dreams
The other clutched the letter
from the fella
who would get her at the station
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in Old Avenue
She's twenty years and seven,
her folks gone to heaven,
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just a widow without any means
Then she got that message,
said please come to Texas,
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and stays that lease forever
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She's a mail -ordered woman
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and she's purchased sight unseen
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Well, she's not much to holler,
but thick as a dollar
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When she comes it will be C .O .D.
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She's a mail -ordered woman
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and her beauty is sometimes unseen
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With her suitcase and letter
she got from that fella
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Says, come to Navarre
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She's a mail -order woman
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And she's purchased sight and scene
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Well, she's not much to holler,
but fit as a dollar
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When she comes it will be C .O .P.
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She's a mail -ordered wo man
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And her beauty is sometimes unseen
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With her suitcase and letter
she got from that fella
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Says, come to Port Abilene
We'll be church on Sunday,
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we'll start work on Mondays,
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and Saturday nights if you please
On the porch swing together,
we'll discuss the weather,
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then I'll ride to town for a drink
There'll be lots of hassles,
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and no frills or tassels,
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a strong able man I will be
Together we'll endeavor
to always stay together,
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no matter how hard times might be.
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She's a mail -order wo man,
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and she's purchased sight un seen.
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Well, she's not much to holla,
but fit as a dollar,
which comes if we'll be COD.
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She's a male all -in -one
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And her beauty is sometimes unseen
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With her suitcase and letters
She got from that fella
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Says please come to Old Abilene