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Gal In Calico
Words & Music by Leo Robin & Arthur SchwartzRecorded by Johnny Mercer, 1947
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Met a gal in cal - i - co down in Santa Fe;
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Used to be her Sunday beau 'til I rode away.
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Do I want her? Do I want her love? Yes sirree.
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Will I win her? Will I win her love? Wait and see.
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Workin' with the ro - de - o, go from town to town,
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See most ev'ry kinda gal, ev'ry kind of gown;
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But who made my heart sing yipee yi, yipee yo?
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My little gal in cal - i - co.
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I'll take my gal in cal - i - co down in Santa Fe
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Guess I better let her know that I feel this way.
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Is she wait - in'? Is she waitin'? She'd better be!
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Am I ho - pin' to be ropin' her? Yes sirree!
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Gonna quit the ro - de - o, gonna settle down,
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Buy a bolt of cal - i - co for a wedding gown.
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And will I fence her in? Yipee yi, yipee yo!
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My little gal in cal - i - co, little gal in cal - i - co.
*Requested by recent visitor Paul Edmond.