Philadelphia Lawyer
Woody Guthrie
Way out in Reno Nevada Where romance blooms and fades A great Philadelphia lawyer Was in love with a Hollywood maid. "Come love and we’ll go ramblin’ ¨ C Down where the lights are so bright. ¨ F I’ll win you a divorce from your husband¨ And we can get married tonight."¨ Wild Bill was a gun-totin’ cowboy ¨ C ¨Ten notches were carved in his gun.¨ ¨ F And all the boys around Reno ¨Left Wild Bill’s maiden alone. One night when Bill was returning¨ ¨ C From ridin’ the range in the cold¨ ¨ F He dreamed of his Hollywood sweetheart Her love was as lasting as gold. As he drew near her window ¨¨ C Two shadows he saw on the shade;¨’ ¨ F Twas the great Philadelphia lawyer Makin’ love to Bill’s Hollywood maid. The night was as still as the desert¨ ¨ C The moon hangin’ high overhead. ¨ F Bill listened awhile through the window He could hear ev’ry word that he said: "Your hands are so pretty and lovely ¨¨ C Your form’s so rare and divine.¨ ¨ F Come go with me to the city¨ And leave this wild cowboy behind." Now tonight back in old Pennsylvania ¨ C Among those beautiful pines ¨ F There’s one less Philadelphia lawyer In old Philadelphia tonight.