| I went down to the corner, just to meet my gal,
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| Saw her standing on the sidewalk, talking to my pal.
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| I strolled back to the bar room, to get another drink of gin.
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| Next thing I was reelin', rocking and drunk again.
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| Ref: Hay-ee-hay-hoo-a-ha-ha bo-hoo-hey-ho gamblin bar room blues
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| I kept drinking gin and ligour, to way up in the night,
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| (then) my pal came to the bar room, we had an awful fight.
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| I reached down for my razor, and we knocked around, but when I pulled
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| My pistol, I quickly smoked him down.
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| Ref:
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| I went to see my baby, and met her on the way,
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| Told her I had to leave her, told her I couldn’t stay.
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| I went down to the station, stopped in at the bar,
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| There I met a policeman, riding in a motor car.
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| We both drank lots of liqour, that flat footed cop and I,
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| I thought he’d never leave me, Lord, I thought I’d die.
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| My baby came in to join us, and it began to rain, then I had
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| To hurry, hurry, to catch that midnight train.
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| I laid my head on the ballroom door, I never get drunk anymore,
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| I found my watch and my golden chain, I found my babys diamond ring.
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| Police, police, police, you’re just as drunk as me,
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| I grabbed that all eight-wheeler, and went to the deep blue sea-ee. |