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me

do-

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to

the

pa-

ra-

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ci-

ty

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the

grass

is

green

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the

girls

are

pre-

tty

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won't

you

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me

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m-

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me

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the

pa-

ra-

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ci-

ty

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the

grass

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green

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the

girls

are

pre-

tty

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won't

you

please

take

me

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m-

e

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a

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r-

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a

hard

case

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to-

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to

beat

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'm

your

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case

so

buy

me

some-

thing

to

eat

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pay

you

at

another

time

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ke

it

to

the

end

of

the

line

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to

rich-

es

o-

r

s-

o

they

sa-

y

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got-

ta

keep

pushin'

for

the

for-

tu-

ne

and

fame

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know

it's

all

a

gam-

ble

when

it's

just

a

ga-

me

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treat

it

like

a

ca-

pital

crime

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very-

bo-

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in'

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ti-

me

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me

do-

wn

to

the

pa-

ra-

dise

ci-

ty

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the

grass

is

green

and

the

girls

are

pre-

tty

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won't

you

please

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me

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ye-

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me

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to

the

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ra-

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grass

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the

girls

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tty

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me

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in

the

chair

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qu-

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re-

member

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have

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see

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me

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lie-

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me

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wn

to

the

pa-

ra-

dise

ci-

ty

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the

grass

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the

girls

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pre-

tty

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me

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ah

ye-

ah

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me

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to

the

pa-

ra-

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ty

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green

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the

girls

are

pre-

tty

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you

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me

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m-

e

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way

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in

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me-

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en

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rn

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p-

art

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court

jester

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a

bro-

ken

heart

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said

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me

around

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take

me

back

to

the

start"

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mu-

st

be

los-

ing

my

mind

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you

blind?"

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seen

it

all

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mil-

lion

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mes

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me

do-

wn

to

the

pa-

ra-

dise

ci-

ty

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the

grass

is

green

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the

girls

are

pre-

tty

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me

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ah

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me

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the

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ty

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girls

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tty

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you

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me

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m-

e

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me

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ra-

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ci-

ty

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grass

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green

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the

girls

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pre-

tty

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me

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e,

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ah

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ah

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me

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the

pa-

ra-

dise

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ty

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grass

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green

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the

girls

are

pre-

tty

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won't

you

please

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me

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o-

m-

e,

h-

o-

me

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wan-

na

g-

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I

wan-

na

g-

o

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won't

you

please

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me

home

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wan-

na

s-

e-

e

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good

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e

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won't

you

please

take

me

home

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me

down

to

the

pa-

ra-

dise

ci-

ty

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the

grass

is

green

and

the

girls

are

pre-

tty

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me

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e,

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me

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wn

to

the

pa-

ra-

dise

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ty

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the

grass

is

green

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the

girls

are

pre-

tty

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won't

you

please

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me

h-

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m-

e,

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m-

e

d-

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lead

m-

e

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o-

und

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wo-

n't

you

please

take

me

home

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wan-

na

s-

e-

e,

what

a

woman

can

b-

e

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want

to

take

yo-

u

home

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me

down

to

the

pa-

ra-

dise

ci-

ty

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the

grass

is

green

and

the

girls

are

pre-

tty

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won't

you

please

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me

ho-

me,

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wan-

na

g-

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wan-

na

kn-

o-

w

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won't

you

please

take

me

home