The Philadelphia Lawyer
(Woody Guthrie)

Way out in Reno, Nevada,
Where romances bloom and fade,
There was a Philadelphia lawyer
Makin' love to a Hollywood maid.

Come love, and we will wander
Out where the lights are so bright.
I'll win you a divorce from your husband,
And we can get married tonight.

Now Bill was a gun-totin' cowboy,
Six notches was carved on his gun;
And all of the boys around Reno
Left Wild Bill's lady alone.

One night when Bill was returning
From riding the range in the cold,
He dreamed of his Hollywood maiden
Her love was as lasting as gold.

As he drew near to her window,
A shadows he saw on the shade:
It was the great Philadelphia lawyer
Makin' love to his Hollywood maid.

The night was as still as the desert,
The moon was right overhead,
Bill listened awhile to the lawyer
He could hear every word that was said.

"Your hands are so pretty and lovely,
Your form so fair and divine!
Come, go b with me to the city,
And leave this wild cowboy behind."

Now back in old Pennsylvania,
The lights are still shining as bright,
But there's one less Philadelphia lawyer
In old Philadelphia tonight.

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