N-If a Lady's Wearin' Pantaloons
C-Trad: adapted by Dick Greenhaus
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L-       If       a  la-     dy  wear-   in'  pant-  a-  loons   is  swing-  in'  wit'   a    knife,     Must    I
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L-       stop    and  cross- ex-  am-    ine   as    to         sex?                          "Air   you  Dat-    to   Mudd,  his
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L-      own-    self, ma'am,  or air    you  jest    his  wife?      Kind-   ly  an-    swer 'fore    I   reach   your so-    lar
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L-          plex!"                            If      a    la- dy     wear-   in  brit- ches   is     a-  hid-   in'   in     the
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L-       dit-   ches An'    she  itch-   es  for     my   ears   as   sou-  ven-   irs,                             Must      I
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L-       arsk,   be-  fore    I   twists  'er, "Air  you  miss    or   air   you   mis-ter?      How     shall     a  bash-   ful
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L-      man      de-  cide   the      dears?                                      La-   dies  if    yer  wear-    in'  o'     yer
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L-       hus-    bands' pant- a-  loons,      .-     .-   Mer-    cy!  How    you makes   a sol-     dier   blush!           You  will
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L-      have      ter take    the  chan-  ces  which is  tied    to  hus-  band's  pant- ses,    Or       stay    at   home   an'
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L-     make      the  bab-   ies       hush!                                      We    ain't no    clair- voy-  ants.  If     yer
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L-      wear-    in'  pant-  a-   loons,     We      must  take   you as      we  find    you when   the  guns   be-  gin   their
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L-     tunes;       An'     we   can-    not  be      ca- ress-in' ,  though  you  puz-   zle  us    dis- tress-  in'  When   yer
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L-     wear-     in'   o'     yer  hus-  bands' pant- a-        loons!