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G Em C G
Wanda had a baby in nineteen fifty one.
Em C D7
The father was stranger and a stranger was the son.
C D7 C D7
Call that child James Lewis, call these rooms a home.
G C D7 G
Changing all them diapers polish all that chrome.
C D7 G
C'mon, baby, spend the night with me
G Em C G
All around the schoolyard playing all the games
Em C D7
Running, laughing back and forth the kid with two first names
C D7 C D7
Stranger in the closet, lock the diary
G C D7 G
The past is running faster singing harmony
C D7 G
C'mon, baby, spend the night with me
G Em C G
God bless this kitchen said the knick-knack shelf
Em C D7
The dinner's almost ready Go and wash yourself"
C D7 C D7
Jimmy's growing up now and Wanda's growing old
G C D7 G
The time is growin' shorter the nights are long and cold
C D7 G
C'mon, baby, spend the night with me
G Em C G
Sneaking in the closet through the diary
Em C D7
Now, don't you know all he saw was all there was to see
C D7 C D7
The whole town saw Jimmy on the six o'clock news
G C D7 G
His brains were on the sidewalk and blood was on his shoes
C D7 G
C'mon, baby, spend the night with me
C D7 G
C'mon, baby, spend the night with me (D7) (G)
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Published: 20 Sep, 2009
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