I called him for days, he didn't answer the phone
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I drove by his house, I knew he was home
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A week's worth of papers and mail in the box
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I thought he was dead, I picked the lock
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I found him in tears in the dark on his knees
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With a hole in his chest where his heart used to be
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And he said...
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[First chorus:]
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Don't call the doctor, don't call the nurse
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Call for the lady with the alligator purse
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She knows the spell to lift this curse
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Go find the lady with the alligator purse
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In an old stone house off 21st
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I found the lady with the alligator purse
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She answered the door, said I know who you are
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She lit a candle, consulted the stars
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When I saw her closing that reptile's hide
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I asked her point-blank, is my friend going to die
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And she said...
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[Second Chorus:]
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I'm not a doctor, I'm not a nurse
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I'm just the lady with the alligator purse
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Hope for the best, prepare for the worst
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So said the lady with the alligator purse
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She said, look at what happened to Cleopatra
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When she didn't take my advice
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And Romeo, Juliet, they didn't get it
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Too bad, those kids were so nice
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By the time we got back to my pitiful pal
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There was no sign of life till he saw the alligator
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Purse on her arm, the gleam in her eyes
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She opened the bag, there was nothing inside
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She said, there's no secret, it's love that I use
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I just carry this bag because it matches my shoes
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And she said...
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[Third Chorus:]
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Don't call the doctor, don't call the nurse
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Don't call the lady with the alligator purse
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Love is the magic of the universe
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Take it from the lady with the alligator purse
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Love is the magic of the universe
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Take it from the lady with the alligator purse
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The lady with the alligator purse
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Alligator Purse
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| Chely Wright |
