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Ballad of a Young Man

Jonathan Moore had a cocktail queen She lit up the skylight, move over Charlene! Crack-jack milly-dilly four and a teen Ain't come round here, she's in Johnny Moore's dream Coastal giant wave-rider, top of the scene Never quite made it up to see Magdalene Jiffy-miff hacky-tack four and a teen Thousand words a picture, on top o' James Dean California jelly-bean, man overseas Peasantry drinkin' up moonlight 'n' tea Fenny-benny piggle-wiggle four and a teen Coffee growers naggin' 'bout Jack and the Bean Kissing tigers wanderin' through coal mine reeds Took his twenty dollars, 'twas more than they'd seen Cally-cat whistle-whine turn a new leaf Never known a joker didn't have him a thief

Copyright © | Year Posted 2005




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