I thought I had seen pretty girls in my time

But that was before I met you

I never saw one that I wanted for mine

But that was before I met you

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I thought I was swinging the world by the tail

I thought I could never be blue

I thought I’d been kissed and I thought I’d been loved

But that was before I met you

I wanted to ramble and always be free

But that was before I met you

I said that no woman could ever hold me

But that was before I met you

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I thought I was swinging…

They tell me you must reap just what you have sewn

But Darling I hope that’s not true

For once I made plans about living alone

But that was before I met you

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I thought I was swinging…