(A. Clancy)
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My ship was leaving 'Frisco. My gal was crying again.
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We past the place for tattooing. Uh, oh, I went and walked right in.
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Hey, mister, you've gotta help me. Hey, mister, make it fast
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And on my arm put a picture, uh, oh, and make it last and last.
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[Chorus:]
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With a ribbon (with a ribbon) and a heart (and a heart)
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And an arrow (and an arrow) running through (running through)
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And her name (and her name) in the middle (in the middle)
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In the middle of a blue tattoo (blue tattoo).
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Sailed to Polynesia with gals of beauty and charm
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But you know what made me resist them? Uh, oh, the tattoo on my arm.
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Came back over the water. Saw my gal at the shore
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Holding hands with a sailor, uh, oh, and on his arm he wore
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Just a ribbon (just a ribbon) and a heart (and a heart)
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And an arrow (and an arrow) running through (running through)
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And her name (and her name) in the middle (in the middle)
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In the middle of a blue tattoo (blue tattoo).
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Went back to the tattoo shop in town at the end of the wharf.
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Said, "Mister, you've got to help me, uh, oh, and take the darn thing off."
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He said, "Oh, sailor remember you told me make it fast.
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I made it just like you told me, uh, oh, it's gonna last and last."
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[Chorus]
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Blue Tattoo
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The Kingston Trio |