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Artist/Band: Josh Ritter
Lyrics for Song: Lillian, Egypt
Lyrics for Album: The Animal Years [2006]



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 da da da da da da da da! (x2)



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 da da da da da da da da! (x2)



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 da da da da da da da da! (x2)


Album Lyrics: The Animal Years [2006]


Josh Ritter
"The Animal Years [2006]"


1. Best For The Best
2. Here At The Right Time
3. Idaho
4. In The Dark
5. Lillian, Egypt
6. Monster Ballads
7. One More Mouth
8. Thin Blue Flame