Philadelphia Lawyer Lyrics - Bonnie Owens

Way out in Reno Nevada 

Where romance blooms and fades 

A great Philadelphia lawyer 

Was in love with a Hollywood maid 

"Come love and we will wander out 

Where the lights are bright 

I'll win you a divorce from your husband 

And we can get married tonight" 

Now Bill was a gun totin' cowboy 

Ten notches were carved on his gun 

And all the boys around Reno 

Left wild Bill's maiden alone 

One night when he was returning 

From riding the range in the cold 

He dreamed of his Hollywood sweetheart 

Her love was as lasting as gold 

As he drew near her window 

A shadow he saw on the shade 

The great Philadelphia lawyer 

Was making love with Bill's Hollywood maid 

The night was as still as the desert 

The moon was bright overhead 

Bill listened awhile to the lawyer 

He could hear every word that he said 

"Your hands are so pretty and lovely 

Your form's so rare and divine 

Come go with me to the city 

We'll leave this wild cowboy behind" 

Now back in old Pennsylvania 

Among the beautiful pines 

There's one less Philadelphia lawyer 

In old Philadelphia tonight