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