Philadelphia Lawyer Lyrics - Merle Haggard

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 

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 

Was the great Philadelphia Lawyer 

Makin' love to his Hollywood maid. 

The night was as still as the desert 

The moon was bright overhead 

Bill listened awhile to the lawyer 

He could hear ev'ry word that he said. 

"Your hands are so pretty and lovely 

Your form so rare and divine 

Come, go with me to the city 

And leave this wild cowboy behind." 

Now back in old Pennsylvania 

Among those beautiful pines 

There's one less Philadelphia 

Lawyer In old Philadelphia tonight. 

There's one less Philadelphia 

Lawyer in old Philadelphia tonight.