(spoken) l once had a sweetheart, the fairest of maidens She outshined all others that l'd known by far I had a friend, big fella, name of Big Harlan Taylor Harlan had a rubber-tyred new shiny car Oh the ways of the world, and the wants of a woman If l figured them all out, 'twould take many years By the wants of a woman she fell for big Harlan l tried but in vain for to take my own life Suddenly l had lost all my will to keep livin' She'd lost her desire to become my young wife Oh the ways of the world, and the wants of a woman If l figured them all out, 'twould take many years (spoken) Well l wanted revenge, and waylaid for big Harlan Then l started wondering, what good would it do? If a rubber-tyred new shiny car's her ambition Then l'll just let her have it, and big Harlan too Oh the ways of the world, and the wants of a woman If l figured them all out, 'twould take many years If l figured them all out, 'twould take many years
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