Cherryholmes - Red Satin Dress lyrics

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Five lonely days when I rode into town<br />

Down from the mines to lay some money down<br />

Stopped at a tavern they called “The Sweet Princess”<br />

There I met the girl in the red satin dress<br />

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Her gown shimmered scarlet as she walked across the room<br />

I could see her soft skin and smell her sweet perfume<br />

Her eyes flashed with lightning, she beckoned with a glance<br />

My life might be in danger, I thought I’d take a chance<br />

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Hair black as a raven and eyes full of fire<br />

Voice soft as a whisper filled me with desire<br />

Captured by her charm, like a man possessed<br />

I fell for the girl in the red satin dress<br />

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I crept to a room at the top of the stairs<br />

I could smell her perfume, I knew she was there<br />

But when I stepped inside I faced another man<br />

She came from behind, my knife was in her hand<br />

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I don’t know what happened, my head was spinnin’ ’round<br />

I heard a soft voice whisper and stumbled to the ground<br />

I saw a man lyin’ , my knife deep in his chest<br />

And gone was the girl in the red satin dress<br />

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Standin’ in the courtroom, starin’ at each face<br />

Lookin’ there for mercy, but can’t find a trace<br />

They don’t believe my story, time’s run out I guess<br />

No one’s seen a girl in a red satin dress<br />

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It’s a long, long walk to the top of the stairs<br />

At the top I’ll stretch a rope and nobody cares<br />

There’s no one here to mourn when they lay me down to rest<br />

All for the girl in the red satin dress<br />

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Don’t fall for the girl in the red satin dress