josh ritter
lillian, egypt
I remember back in Illinois I found her  The lily of the valley the lily of the  West was a rose The daughter of the biggest big town banker  He kept her like a princess I stole her like the Fort Knox gold  She used to pour Four Roses like it was going down the chimney  Like the bottle was on fire or the boiler was about to blow  She was up on the table when we hit Missouri  Dancing with a movie man he was holding her a little too close  La didi da da da da da da da!  He made her the star of the silent movies  But all she did was mouth the words all she did was mouth the words, "Oh no!"  And he cast me as the villain as the sheriff's worst enemy  I practiced falling off of buildings and out windows  La didi da da da da da da da!  The last time I saw she was tied to the train tracks  I was back there with the extras riding on a tiger roan  The villain on the left with the studio mustache  Winking at Lillian blowing kisses from the second row  La didi da da da da da da da!