The New Christy Minstrels - Denver

      [Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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I was drivin' a rig outta Texas
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All loaded and bound for Cheyenne
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Takin' my pleasures so freely
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Just a good lovin' ramblin' man
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I had quite a way with the ladies
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"Sweet Daddy" was my middle name
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Till I got to a place they called Denver
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And I ain't never been quite the same

[Chorus]
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I've been to Saint Louis and Abilene
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I've rambled through many a town
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But I got me a woman in Denver, Lord
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That's where I'm settlin' down

[Verse 2]
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Well, I kissed her and swore that I loved her
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I told her some day she'd be mine
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And then I laughed all the way back to Texas--Ha-ha!
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To think she'd believe that old line
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Well, I got to pinin' for Denver
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It's funny how things come to be
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As I slipped the ring on her finger, well
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I knew that the laugh was on me

[Chorus]
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I've been to Saint Louis and Abilene
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I've rambled through many a town
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But I got me a woman in Denver, Lord
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That's where I'm settlin' down

[Verse 3]
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Now all you young fellas take warnin'
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You single men, run for your life
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Be careful and stay out of Denver
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Or else you'll wind up with a wife
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You'll walk down the street unsuspectin'
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And you won't believe what you see
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'Cause the prettiest gals live in Denver, Lord
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You'll end up happy, like me

[Chorus]
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I've been to Saint Louis and Abilene
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I've rambled through many a town
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But I got me a woman in Denver, Lord
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That's where I'm settlin' down

[Outro]
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Got me a woman in Denver, Lord
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That's where I'm settlin' down