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Steely Dan Database: lyrics of "Miss Marlene"

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Lyrics of

Miss Marlene

	
Back in double-o-seven 
Miss M was queen 
She could roll like a pro rolls 
When she was seventeen 

Whether straight or hammered 
She was the best in town 
When she release the red ball 
All the pins fall down 

Can't you hear the balls rumble? 
Can't you hear the balls rumble? 
Miss Marlene 
We're still bowling 
Every Saturday night 
Saturday night 

Your move to the lane, child 
Played on my heartstrings 
With the long skinny legs, child 
And your hoop earrings 

When the stakes are sky-high 
That's when you'd always shine 
The ball would ride a moonbeam 
Down the inside line 

Can't you hear the balls rumble? 
Can't you hear the balls rumble? 
Miss Marlene 
We're still bowling 
Every Saturday night 
Saturday night 

And then, one night 
Something came apart 
You were throwin' back hurricanes 
And we knew someone 
Had played with your heart 

You ran into the dark street 
At University Place 
The cab came up so fast that 
We saw your laughin' face 

Can't you hear the balls rumble? 
Can't you hear the balls rumble? 
Miss Marlene 
We're still bowling 
Every Saturday night 

Sometimes on a league night 
I catch her scent again 
Her hand guiding my hand 
We drop the seven-ten 

Can't you hear the balls rumble? 
Can't you hear the balls rumble 
Miss Marlene 
We're still bowling 
Every Saturday night 
Saturday night 
Every Saturday night (x4)
	
	

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