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I remember back in Illinois I found her

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The lily of the valley the lily of the West was a rose

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The daughter of the biggest big town banker

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He kept her like a princess I stole her like the Fort Knox gold

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She used to pour Four Roses like it was going down the chimney

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Like the bottle was on fire or the boiler was about to blow

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She was up on the table when we hit Missouri

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Dancing with a movie man he was holding her a little too close

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La didi da da da da da da da!

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He made her the star of the silent movies

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But all she did was mouth the words ,Oh no!

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And he cast me as the villain as the sheriff¹s worst enemy

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I practiced falling off of buildings and out windows

La didi da da da da da da da!

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The last time I saw she was tied to the train tracks

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I was back there with the extras riding on a tiger roan

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The villain on the left with the studio mustache

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Winking at Lillian blowing kisses from the second row

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La didi da da da da da da da!