Philadelphia Lawyer [Bonnie Owens]

Merle HaggardMerle Haggard 

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Merle Haggard

Merle Ronald Haggard (born April 6, 1937) is an American country music song writer, singer, guitarist, fiddler and instrumentalist. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster and the unique mix with the traditional country steel guitar sound, new vocal harmony styles in which the words are minimal, and a rough edge not heard on the more polished Nashville Sound recordings of the same era. more »

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2007

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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 will wander 
Out where the lights are bright 
I'll win you a divorce from your husband 
And we can get married tonight. 

Now, Bill was a gun-totin' cowboy 
Ten notches were carved on his gun 
All the boys around Reno Left wild 
Bill's maiden alone. One night when he was returning 
From riding the range in the cold 
He dreamed of his Hollywood sweetheart 
Her love was as lasting as gold. 

As he drew near her window 
A shadow he saw on the shade 
Was the great Philadelphia Lawyer 
Makin' love to his Hollywood maid. 

The night was as still as the desert 
The moon was bright overhead 
Bill listened awhile to the lawyer 
He could hear ev'ry word that he said. 

"Your hands are so pretty and lovely 
Your form so rare and divine 
Come, go with me to the city 
And leave this wild cowboy behind." 

Now back in old Pennsylvania 
Among those beautiful pines 
There's one less Philadelphia 
Lawyer In old Philadelphia tonight. 

There's one less Philadelphia 
Lawyer in old Philadelphia tonight.

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