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Ballad Of A Teenage Queen

Johnny Cash

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Ballad Of A Teenage Queen

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by Marcel VeltmanIt took me some while to learn to play this without laughing on every 'Who worked atthe candy store' Otherwise it's quite simple.(Dream on dream on teenage queen)(The prettiest girl we've ever seen)There's a story in this townOf the prettiest girl aroundGolden hair and eyes of blueHow these eyes could blush off you(How these eyes could blush off you, aaahaaahaa....)Boys hung round her by the scoreBut she loved the boy next doorWho worked at the candy store(Dream on.......prettiest girl we've ever seen)She was tops for all they saidIt never once went to her headShe had everything it seemsNot a care this teenage queen (repeat in backing)Other boys could offer moreBut she loved the boy next door who worked at the candy store(Dream on, dream on teenage queenYou should be a movie queen)He would merry her next springSaved his money bought a ringTen one day a movy scoutcame to town to take her out (---)Holywood could offer moreSo she left the boy next door who worked..etc.(Dream on dream on teenage queenSee you on the movie screen)Very soon she was a starPretty house and fancy carSwimming pool and fence aroundBut she missed her old home town (---)All the world was at her doorBut she missed the boy next door who worked....etc.(Dream on....queenSaddest girl we've ever seen)Then one day the teenage starSold her house and all her carsGave up all her wealth and fameLeft it all and cought a train (---)Do I have to tell you moreShe came back to the boy next door who worked...etc.(Now this story has a moralhear it all at the candy store)

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