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(Richard Thompson) |
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I see young girls with old faces |
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I see good girls in bad places |
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I see plain girls in finery |
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And every one be the death of me |
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Needle and |
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Thread, Needle and |
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ThreadHand me down my |
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Needle and |
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ThreadHey |
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Hey HeyHey |
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Hey HeyGoing to thread up my needle and then |
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Gonna sew my soul back together again |
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Now pretty |
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Caitlin she went too far |
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Shaking all she had at the topless bar |
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Right in the face of |
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Ben and Bob |
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Put a little too much into the job |
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Now sweet |
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Myfanwe she took a shine |
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Dumped me for |
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Dai worked down the mine |
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I was a temp, |
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Dai was a keeper |
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He knew how to dig that little bit deeper |
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Now Bonnie |
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Jean meant everything |
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But she threw back my hard-earned ring |
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Said she had other men who dig her |
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She was holding out for something bigger |