| He was such a handsome sailor, across the ocean blue
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| He told her that he loved her, and a thousand others too
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| And then he bought her diamonds, and some expensive furs
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| But alas and alack! |
| Like a stab in the back, she found he wasn’t hers
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| And her tears flowed like wine, yes, her tears flowed like wine
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| She’s a real sad tomato, she’s a busted valentine
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| And her mama done told her, that her man was darn unkind
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| And then the man got jilted, and her hopes were rose once more
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| She went to beauty parlors, and took facials by the score
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| And when he came to see her, she smiled the evening through
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| But he said, «My girl, get your money back, Gravel Gertie is the name for you»
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| And her tears flowed like wine, yes, her tears flowed like wine
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| She’s a real sad tomato, she’s a busted valentine
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| And her mama done told her, that her man is darn unkind
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| She caught him in a restaurant, about to order when
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| She said, «Come home to dinner, don’t you want some beans again?»
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| «That ain’t flickin' with the Navy, the sailor said,» said he
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| So then she laid her pistol down, had to let her man go free
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| And her tears flowed like wine, yes, her tears flowed like wine
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| She’s a real sad tomato, she’s a busted valentine
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| And her mama done told her, that her man is darn unkind |