Railroad Bill (Philadelphia) lyrics
 Saturday, January 27, 2007
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Came to this city hoping to meet
My baby at the station on 30th Street

I crossed the river to Rittenhouse Square
Looked all around didn't see her there

I walked from Chestnut down to Pine
Looking for that woman of mine

I walked down Walnut, walked down Spruce
Even bought a copy of the Daily News

INST.

I walked up to Broad and there ahead o'me
Was the Kimmel Center and the Music Academy

I walked in, there was the symphony
And my baby in row 33

INST.

I felt so good I wanted to holler
But they were playing Gustav Mahler

They were playing the Kindertotenlieder
But doggone I was happy to meet her

Took her to the Franklin Institute
Our love is a physical absolute

And then I really won her heart
At the Philadelphia Museum of Art

I'm staying in the city of William Penn
To make sure I never lose her again

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