Arlo Guthrie - Philadelphia Lawyer Lyrics
Way out in Reno Nevada where romance blooms and fades
A great Philadelphia lawyer was in love with a Hollywood maid
Come love and we will wander down where the lights are bright
I'll win you a divorce from your husband and we can get married tonight
Wild Bill was a gun tottin' cowboy ten notches were carved in his gun
One night when he was returning from riding the range in the cold
He dreamed of his Hollywood sweetheart her love was as lasting as gold
As he drew near her window a shadow he saw in the shade
Twas a great Philadelphia lawyer making love to Bill's Hollywood maid
The night was as still as the desert the moon hanging high overhead
Bill listened awhile to the lawyer he could hear every word that he said
Your hands are so pretty and lovely your form so rare and divine
Come go with me to the city and leave this wild cowboy behind
Tonight back in old Pennsylvania among those beautiful pines
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Arlo Guthrie Philadelphia Lawyer Comments
Way out in Reno, Nevada
Where romances blooms and fades
There was Philadelphia lawyer
Makin' love with a Hollywood maid
"Come, love, and we'll go ramblin'
Down where the lights are so bright
I'll win you a divorce from your husband
And we can get married tonight"
Wild Bill was a gun-totin' cowhand
Ten notches were carved in his gun
And all the boys around Reno
Left Bill's Hollywood sweetheart alone 😁
One night when Bill was returning
From ridin' the range in the cold
He thought of his Hollywood sweetheart
Her love was as lasting as gold😪
As he drew near to her window
Two shadows he saw on the shade
'Twas the great Philadelphia lawyer
Makin' love to Bill's Hollywood maid ♥️
The night was as still as the desert
The moon hangin' high overhead 🌝
Bill listened awhile through the window
He could hear ev'ry word that they said
"Your hands are so pretty and lovely
Your form's so rare and divine
Come go back with me to Philadelphia
And leave this wild cowboy behind" ♥️😂
Now tonight back in old Pennsylvania
Among her beautiful pines
There's one less Philadelphia lawyer
In old Philadelphia tonight 🦋
Willies version is brilliant.and so are the rest
Great video. Thanks for sharing it.
@uVueD2b I stand corrected. It's by Maddox Brothers and Rose
I remember hearing this on the old Dr. Demento show..I believe it was by Hoagy Carmicheal featuring a female lead. It was pretty much the same except where the line,"...and we'll leave this one cowboy behind.",there was a gunshot and a startled scream-then it continues on...it was funny...
Thanks.