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The last time I saw her she was waving me goodbye

She swore no other boy would take my place

I took a Mississippi Queen through New Orleans and down the Bayou

I hoped to find my destiny, my fortune and my face

Please tell her that I said hello

Explain to her I didn't want to go

But a message from her daddy said

He's gonna see me dead

And if I can get out now, she'll never know

She'll never know, never know

I stayed around, I played around with all those Southern belles

But they took away my money and my pride

I had no place to go--and the rest you know darn well

Living out the guttar ain't so easy to describe

But I still had my guitar, so I joined a dirty band

Working in a smoky downtown bar

When comes along this big wheel with a contract in his hand

Said, 'put your mark along here boy

I'm gonna make you a Rock 'n' Roll star'

Please tell her that I said hello

Explain to her I didn't want to go

But a message from her daddy said

He's gonna see me dead

And if I can get out now, she'll never know

Never know, never know

Well the years have come and gone

And I was passing through to find

That my home town was still the same to see

Well, the memory I had of her had crumbled from my mind

I really didn't think she'd still be waiting here for me

Please tell her that I said hello

Explain to her I didn't want to go

But a message from her daddy said

He's gonna see me dead

And if I can get out now, she'll never know

She'll never know, never know

If I can get out now, she'll never know

Never know, never know

Never know, never know

Never know