I remember the thirty five sweet goodbyes

When you put me on the Wolverine up in Annandale

It was still September when your daddy was quite surprised

To find you with the working girls in the county jail



I was smoking with the boys upstairs

When I heard about the whole affair

I said "Oh no William and Mary won't do"

Well I did not think the girl could be so cruel

And I'm never going back to my old school



Oleander growing outside her door

Soon they're gonna be in bloom up in Annandale

I can't stand her doing what she did before

Living like a gypsy queen in a fairy tale



Well I hear the whistle but I can't go

I'm gonna take her down to Mexico

She said "Oh no Guadalajara won't do"

Well I did not think the girl could be so cruel

And I'm never going back to my old school



[Solos]



California tumbles into the sea

That'll be the day I go back to Annandale

Tried to warn her about Chino and Buddy Gee

But I can't seem to get to you through the US mail



Well I hear the whistle but I can't go

I'm gonna take her down to Mexico

She said "Oh no Guadalajara won't do"

Well I did not think the girl could be so cruel

And I'm never going back to my old school



[Solos to fade