I remember the thirty-five sweet goodbyes
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When you put me on the Wolverine
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Up to Annandale
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It was still September
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When your daddy was quite surprised
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To find you with the working girls
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In the county jail
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I was smoking with the boys upstairs
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When I heard about the whole affair
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I said oh no
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William and Mary won't do
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Well I did not think the girl
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Could be so cruel
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And I'm never going back
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To my old school
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Oleanders growing outside her door
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Soon they're gonna be in bloom
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Up in Annandale
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I can't stand her
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Doing what she did before
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Living like a gypsy queen
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In a fairy tale
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Well I hear the whistle but I can't go
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I'm gonna take her down to Mexico
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She said oh no
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Guadalajara won't do
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[Chorus]
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California tumbles into the sea
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That'll be the day I go
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Back to Annandale
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Tried to warn you
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About Chino and Daddy Gee
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But I can't seem to get to you
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Through the U.S. Mail
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Well I hear the whistle but I can't go
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I'm gonna take her down to Mexico
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She said oh no
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Guadalajara won't do
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[Chorus]
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My Old School
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| Steely Dan |
