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born illegitimately
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to a whore most likely
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he became an orphan
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oh what a lovely orphan
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he was sent to the reformatory
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ten years old was his first glory
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got caught stealing from a nun
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now his love story had begun


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thirty years he spent wandering
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a devil's child with dove wings
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he went to prison
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in every country he set foot in
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oh how he loved prison
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how awfully lovely was prison


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all those beautiful boyz
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pimps and queens and criminal queers
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all those beautiful boyz
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tattoos of ships and tattoos of tears


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his greatest love was executed
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the pure romance was undisputed
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angelic hoodlums and holy ones
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angelic hoodlums and holy ones

 
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all those beautiful boyz
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pimps and queens and criminal queers
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all those beautiful boyz
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tattoos of ships and tattoos of tears