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He met her up in Delaware in 1937. |
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She was wearing red lipstick |
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to match her pretty dress. |
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December 24 at a quarter till 11's |
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when he finally gained the courage |
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to ask her to dance. |
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It was the night before Christmas. |
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It was love at first sight. |
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The carolers sang as they danced through the night. |
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She was a small town girl. |
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He was a traveling guy. |
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He never caught her name before they said their goodbyes. |
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A couple years later |
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he was out on the road, |
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having Christmas dinner in a diner alone. |
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When he saw a young waiteress with a gleam in her eye. |
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Her favorite day of the year. |
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She showed her spirits were high. |
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She said, "Sir, can you shed a little holiday cheer?" |
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A simple Christmas story's all she wanted to hear. |
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He looked prepared with a smile as he started to say, |
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"Here's my favorite Christmas story 'bout a girl with no name." |
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He said, "I met her up in Delaware in 1937. |
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She was wearing red lipstick |
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to match her pretty dress. |
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December 24 at a quarter till 11's |
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when I finally gained the courage |
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to ask her to dance." |
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Every holiday season as he traveled he'd tell |
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'bout his Christmas dance partner that he never knew well. |
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He shared his favorite story with the locals he met. |
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He was called the Christmas Story-Telling Traveling Man. |
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By age 53 he had done settled down. |
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All the neighborhood kids liked to gather around |
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just to listen to the stories 'bout his life on the road. |
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All he had now were these children he told. |
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And every Christmas Eve they showed up before dark. |
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He'd tell them all the story but they knew it by heart. |
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They could quote it word-for-word. |
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He always told it the same. |
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It was his favorite Christmas story called "The Girl With No Name." |
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He said, "I met her up in Delaware in 1937. |
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She was wearing red lipstick |
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to match her pretty dress. |
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December 24 at a quarter till 11's |
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when I finally gained the courage |
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to ask her to dance." |
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Ohh, Ohh, Ohhh... |
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20 years later as he took his last breath, |
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saw a cold Christmas morning in a hospital bed. |
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The children had grown. |
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He had nobody left, |
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except the little old nurse who was holding his hand. |
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He said, "Ma'am, could you share a little holiday cheer?" |
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A simple Christmas story's all he wanted to hear, |
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but his eyes filled with tears at the words she spoke, |
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because his favorite Christmas story was the one that she told. |
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She said, "I met him up in Delaware in 1937, |
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though I never caught his name. |
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He was a traveling man. |
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December 24 at a quarter till 11. |
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I'm so glad he got the courage to ask me to dance." |
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