Lean Baby

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Do do do wa do wa do
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Do do do wa do wa do

[Verse]
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My lean  baby, tall and  thin
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Five feet seven, of bones and skin
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But when she tells me   maybe she
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 loves me
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I feel as mellow as a fellow can 
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be

[Verse]
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She's so skinny, she's so drawn
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When she stands sideways, you 
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would think that she's gone
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But when she calls me, "Baby", I 
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feel fine
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To think she's frantically, 
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romantically mine

[Verse]
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She's slender, but she's tender
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She   makes my heart surrender
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And   every night, when I hold her 
tight
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The feeling is nice, my arms can 
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go around twice

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[Verse]
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My lean baby, she's so slim
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A broomstick's wider, but not as 
trim
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And when she starts to kiss me, then
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 I know
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 love her so, I'll never, ever, 
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let her go   No!

[Bridge]
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My lean baby, strange to see
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And all that nothing, it belongs to 
me
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And though she may be scrawny, 
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she's okay
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Because I wouldn't want her any 
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other way

[Verse]
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She's so skinny, she's so drawn
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When she stands sideways, you would 
think that she's gone
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But when she calls me, "Baby", 
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I feel fine
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To think she's frantically, roman 
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tic ally mine

[Bridge]
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I   chased her, and I caught her
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Then a diamond ring, I bought her
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Hey, the diamonds shine, the ring
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 is so fine
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But here is the twist, she wears 
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it right on her wrist

[Verse]
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My lean baby, she's so slim
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A broomstick's wider, but not as 
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trim
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And when she starts to kiss me, 
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then I know
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 love her so, I'll never, ever, 
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let her go

[Other]
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My lean baby, tall and thin
(Repeat and fade)
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Do do do wa do wa do
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Do do do wa do wa do
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Do do do wa do wa do
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Do do do wa do wa do