[Verse 1]
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I once met a country gentleman's wife
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who told me of ev'rything she owned.
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Show showed me her diamond bracelets
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and talked about her stately home.
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And all thru the conversation
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her hand was on my knee,
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but oh no country gentleman's wife
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is gonna get possession of me.
[Verse 2]
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She told me her country gentleman
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was hardly ever at home
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and if I would like to call on her
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she'd make sure we were alone.
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And if I liked we could have supper
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with sparkling champagne,
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but oh no country gentleman's wife
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is gonna get me for game.
[Verse 3]
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She told me her country gentleman
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was sixty five years old,
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and as she was only thirty one
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her bed at night was cold.
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And if I would like to warm it up
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she'd shower me with gratitude,
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but oh no country gentleman's wife
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is gonna get me in the nude.
[Verse 4]
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I said I was a man with principles
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and respected the marriage vows,
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but if she really wanted to
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she might persuade me somehow
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for one square meal of every day
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an unlimited supply of booze,
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and any old country gentleman's wife
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can do anything they choose,
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and any old country gentleman's wife
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can do anything they choose,