(Shel Silverstein)
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Now Roland the roadie was only a toadie who set up the lights and the mikes for the shows
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And Gertrude the groupie was a rock and roll fan, who stood by the stage door in the rains and the snows
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Roland the roadie met Gertrude the groupie at a rock concert back in Bayonne
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He tried to seduce, said he'd introduce her to all of the Beatles and Stones
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So Roland the roadie got Gertrude the groupie a seat in the balcony above
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And Gertrude the groupie felt grateful and groovy but Roland the roadie felt love
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And some folks loves ham hocks and some folks loves pork chops and some folks love vegetable soup
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And Roland the roadie loves Gertrude the groupie, but Gertrude the groupie loves groups
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She stood up and screamed as the amber spot gleamed on her heroes so skinny and tall
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With their eyelids so droopy, and Gertrude the groupie knew she was in love with them all
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Roland the roadie told Gertrude the groupie to wait and he'd be her man
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But while he dreamed of a rose covered home she was out with the group in the van
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Hey Gertie, get out here, come on babe, come on out of there....I know you're in there...
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The whole trailer's moving baby....What about me....Gertie... Oh Gertie
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Now Roland the roadie is back on the road, his heart has been broken again
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And Gertrude the groupie waits out in the cold for the very next group to come in
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And some folks loves ham hocks and some folks loves pork chops and some folks loves vegetable soup
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And Roland the roadie loves Gertrude the groupie, but Gertrude the groupie loves groups
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....groups.....groups.....groups......
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(c)1972 Tro-Essex Music Ltd.
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Roland the Roadie and Gertrude
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| Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show |
