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 Lovely Rita meter maid
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 Lovely Rita meter maid

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Lovely Rita meter maid nothing can come between us
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When it gets dark I tow your heart away

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Standing by a parking meter  when I caught a glimpse of Rita
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Filling in a ticket in her little white book.
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In a cap she looked much older, and the bag across her shoulder
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Made her look a little like a military man.

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Lovely Rita meter maid may I enquire discreetly
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When are you free to take some tea with me?

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(Ah)       Rita!

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 Took her out and tried to win her, had a laugh, and over dinner
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Told her I would really like to see her again
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Got the bill and Rita paid it, took her home, I nearly made it,
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Sitting on the sofa with a sister or two

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Oh, lovely Rita, meter maid, where would I be without you?
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Give us a wink and make me think of you!

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Lovely Rita meter maid
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Lovely Rita meter maid
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