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Christie Lee

Billy Joel

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                   Let me tell you a story about a woman and a ma-a-n
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                   Maybe you will find familiar, maybe you won't understand
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                   The man's name I don't remember, he was always Joe to me-e-e
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                   But I can't forget the woman          she was always Christie Lee

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                   He was working in the night club that's where he played the saxopho-o-one
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                   He used to fake the stock arrangements he left the customers alone
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                   One night before the last song, about a quarter after three-ee-ee
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                   He saw her standing at the coat check, and made his move on Christie Lee

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		   Christie Lee, Christie Lee
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		   Christie Lee Christie Lee-ee-ee

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		   She was a nice piece of music, she had a rhythm all her o-o-own
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		   He blew a solo like a blind man, she really dug his saxophone
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		   She wanted more than just an encore, and he could play in every ke-e-ey
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		   He left the stage and packed his alto, and took it home to Christie Lee
 
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		   Oh, I heard the man knew  �The Bird� like the Bible
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		   You know the man could blow an educated axe
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		   He couldn�t see that Christie Lee was a woman
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		   Who didn�t need another lover all she wanted was the sax

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		   It tool a while for him to notice, it took a while for him to see-ee-ee
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		   He was never in control here, it was always Christie Lee

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		   Christie Lee, Christie Lee
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		   Christie Lee Christie Lee-ee-ee	

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		   Oh the man took a calculated gamble
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		   Yes the man had the power to perform
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		   But Christie Lee was more than he knew how to handle
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		   She didn�t need him as a man, all she wanted was the horn

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                   They say that Joe became a wino, they say he always drinks alo-oo-one
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		   They say he stumbles like a blind man, they say he sold his saxophone
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		   Even the band must face the music, that�s what the moral is to me-ee-ee
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		   The only time you hit the high notes... is when you play for Christie Lee	

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		   Christie Lee, Christie Lee
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		   Christie Lee Christie Lee-ee-ee

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		   Christie Lee, Christie Lee
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		   Christie Lee Christie Lee-ee-ee

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Christie Lee

Billy Joel