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Middle Man
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John Prine
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I was sitting in a diner
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With a girl named flo
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She wouldn't say yes
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But she couldn't say no
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She said "darling, can I get a middle man? "
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She was engaged to a fellow
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On the lay a way plan
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But she carried all her money
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In a coffee can
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She said "darling, can I get a middle man? "
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The cook looked over
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With a short order face
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Dropped a fork
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And he saw flo's legs
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Straightened his apron
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And burnt my eggs
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I got competition
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Everywhere I go
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These days
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She was leaning on the juke box
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And was lookin' real good
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Like natalie wood
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On a pontiac hood
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I said "darling, I think I need a little hand"
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Ya see, I've seen my downs
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I've seen my ups
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I seen miniature dogs
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In coffee cups
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But "darling I ain't never seen a middle man"
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Flo talked slow
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Like real wet paint
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She said
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"a middle man's there
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When the other ones ain't
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He's got a left handed manner
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That leans to the right
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Sleeps all day
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And keeps it up all night... "
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... I got an aunt in ohio
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And a boat that won't row
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Some veterans insurance
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And nowhere to go
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"darling, can I be your middle man? "
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(spoken)
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If I could get the money in that coffee can
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I could open me up a lemonade stand
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Send all the kids off to pakistan
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Make flo happy
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If I can
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Jerry mahoney and johnny B. Goode
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Are gonna buy me a house in hollywood
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"darling I think I got the perfect plan"
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"we're gonna save half a dollars
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And sell 'em to france
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Buy us a record
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And learn how to dance
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And darling I'll always be your middle
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Darling go buy a griddle
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Darling I wanna be your middle man
John Prine and Iris DeMent - In Spite of...
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