Allentown Jail
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1. They locked up my darlin' in Allentown
Jail, oh, whoa, oh,
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and no one has come
for to put up his bail, oh, whoa, oh.
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They say at the courthouse
he'll never go free, never go free,
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for he stole a
diamond, a beautiful diamond, to give,
to give to me.
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Somewhere in Allentown J.......ail, my heart
waits in Allentown Jail.
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2. You know, I'm gonna dance for you, mister, I'll
sing you a song,
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oh,
whoa, oh.
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but more than that,
mister, would surely be wrong, oh, whoa, oh.
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But more than that, mister, would surely be
wrong,
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oh,
oh, can't you see ?
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Well, my love stole a diamond,
a beautiful diamond,
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E Am
to
give, to give to me.
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Somewhere in Allentown J.......ail, my heart
waits in Allentown Jail.
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Somewhere in Allentown J.......ail, my heart
waits in Allentown Jail.
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(orig. = capo 2nd) (The Seekers)