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As [G] I walked west on [C] Glendale, a [D] woman she did [G] hark. She [Em] asked me just to [C] see her home she [D] lived in Central [G] Park.
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I [G] took her to the [C] Backstreet. She asked me for a gift. I bought a pair of earrings for only 50 cents.
[ CHORUS ] And [G] away there [C] Santee, [D] my dear [G] Annie. [G] Ah, you [C] Bistro girls, [D] can’t dance the [G] polka.
And [G] when we got to [C] Central Park we [D] stopped at [G] 44. Her [Em] mother and her [C] sister came to [D] meet us at the [G] door.
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And [G] when we got in-[C]-side the house the [D] drinks were handed [G] ’round. The [Em] liquor was so [C] awful strong my [D] head went round and [G] round.
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And [G] then we had [C] another drink[D] before we sat to[G] eat. The [Em] liquor was so [C] awful strong, I [D] quickly fell [G] asleep.
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I [G] don’t recall what [C] happened then, my [D] mind was rather [G] numb. I [Em] cuddled up [C] on the floor, [D] sleepin like a [G] bum.
[ CHORUS ] And [G] away there [C] Santee, [D] my dear [G] Annie. [G] Ah, you [C] Bistro girls, [D] can’t dance the [G] polka.
When [G] I awoke next [C] morning, I [D] had an aching [G] head. [Em] There was I, left [C] all alone, [D] naked on the [G] bed!
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My [G] gold watch and my [C] money and my [D] lady friends were [G] gone, and [Em] there was I Jack [C] all alone, [D] cold and so for-[G]-lorn.
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Now [G] looking ’round this [C] little room, there’s [D] nothing I could [G] see, but a [Em] woman’s dress and [C] apron, they [D] were no use to [G] me.
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A [G] dish towel, and a [C] wash cloth was [D] all I had to [G] wear. I [Em] went down to the [C] Bistro to [D] see what there was [G] there.
[ CHORUS ] And [G] away there [C] Santee, [D] my dear [G] Annie. [G] Ah, you [C] Bistro girls, [D] can’t dance the [G] polka.
I [G] went into the [C] Plaza Club, a [D] party raging [G] on. And [Em] everyone was [C] joining in, [D] singing this here [G] song.
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So[G] gentlemen, take [C] warning, be [D] careful in this [G] bar. You [Em] might be better [C] off just [D] staying where you [G] are.
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