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But the little man just sat there like he’d never heard a sound.
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The waitress she gave out with a cough,
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And acting not the least put off,
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She spoke once again
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She said, "I don’t want to bother you.
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Consider it’s understood.
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I know I’m not no beauty queen
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But I sure can listen good."
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And the little man took his drink in his hand,
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And he raised it to his lips
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He took a couple of sips
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And he told the waitress this story.
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I am the midnight watchman down at Miller’s Tool and Die
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And I watch the metal rusting, and I watch the time go by.
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A week ago at the Diner, I stopped to get a bite
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And this here lovely lady, she sat two seats from my right.
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And lord, lord, lord she was alright…
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Well, she was so damned beautiful, that she could warm a winter’s frost.
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But she looked long past lonely, and well nigh kinda lost.
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Now I’m not much of a mover, or a pick-em-up easy guy