Tonalité : G major•
Verse 1
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There once was a lawyer
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they called Mr. Clay
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He had but few clients
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and they wouldn't pay
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At last of starvation he grew so afraid
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That he courted and married
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a wealthy old maid
At the wedding the lawyer
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made one big mistake
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T 'was not in omitting
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the wine or the cake
The ring was well chosen,
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they had a big feed
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But the lawyer did not get
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a warranty deed
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That night in their chamber the lady arose
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And began to prepare
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to retire and repose
Her husband sat near her
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admiring her charms
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Which gave him such pleasure
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to hold in his arms
She went to the washstand
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to bathe her fair face,
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And thus she destroyed all
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her beauty and grace.
The rose in her cheek
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quickly grew very faint,
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And he saw on the towel
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was nothing but paint.
He's a very unfortunate,
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a very unfortunate,
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A very unfortunate man.
She went to the mirror
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to take down her hair
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And when she had done so,
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her scalp was all bare
Said, she,
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don't be frightened to see my bald head
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I'll put on my cap when I get into bed
She hung her false hair
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on the wall on a peg
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And then she proceeded to take off a leg
Her trembling husband thought
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sure he would die
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When she asked him to come and
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take out her glass eye
He's a very unfortunate,
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a very unfortunate,
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a very unfortunate man
The husband was biting
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his quivering lips
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While she was removing
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her counterfeit hips
Just then her false nose
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clattered down on the floor
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And the poor lawyer
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screamed and ran out at the door
Now all you young men
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who would marry for life
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Be sure to examine your
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intended wife
Remember the lawyer
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who trusted his eyes
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And a little bit later got quite a surprise
He's a very unfortunate,
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a very unfortunate,
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a very unfortunate man
Outro 1
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