Roving Woman
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People say a roving woman
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is likely not to be better than she ought to be;
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so, when I stray away from where I’ve got to be,
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someone always takes me home.
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A lady never should habituate saloons,
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and that is where I find myself on many afternoons.
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But just as I begin to blow away the foam,
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someone tips his hat to me and takes me home.
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People say a roving woman
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is likely not to be better than she ought to be;
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so, when I stray away from where I’ve got to be,
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someone always takes me home.
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Now, poker is a game a lady shouldn’t play,
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and every floatin’ poker game just seems to float my way.
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But long before I’ve lost a thing besides my comb,
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someone tips his hand to me and takes me home.
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Don’t see why they always do it
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can’t be vanity; must be sheer humanity
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when some kind soul remarks with great urbanity:
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'Lady, let me take you home.'
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Of course, there’s bound to be some little aftermath
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that makes a pleasant ending for the straight and narrow path.
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And as I go to sleep, I cannot help but think
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how glad I am that I was saved from cards and drink.
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People say a roving woman
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is likely not to be better than she ought to be;
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so, when I stray, there’s positively got to be
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someone there to take me home.