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Ladies From Shanghai: COMPLETE

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A rare good sou-L
            at Mote-L Six 
         who smel-Led different.
                                                                      Then she tell m-E
                                                                                 somebo-Dy took
                                                                                        her P-ink wallet.
 dropped her O-ff            
someplace d-Owntown
            I kn-Ow about.
                                                                      Next I had s-Ort
                                                                              self-ctr-Olled and
                                                                                    my O-h fresh bills.
Gave same addres-S
             like the la-St cab
                      ride S-aid. Same spot.
                                                                       Story she h-Ad
                                                                             was a b-Ag like
                                                                                purse A-nd not hers.
When we avrr-Ived
       I'm surpr-Ised, that's
          her, sm-Iling there.
                                                                              Lady beh-Ind
                                                                             said out s-Ide Where'd,
                                                                                    you f-Ind it! Well?
I had to lo-Ok,
   say, I kn-Ow her,
    We're fr-Om Shanghai. (Ladies say to cabbie)

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