Let me tell you a story
About storyAbout a woman and a man
MaybemanMaybe you will find familiarenter deleted
Maybe you won't understand

The understandThe man's name I don't remember rememberHe was
He wasalways Joe to meenter deleted
But I can't forget the woman womanShe
Shewas always Christie Lee (blank line deleted) He was working in a night club
That'sclubThat's where he played the saxophoneenter deleted
He usedenter added
to fake to stock arrangements
He arrangementsHe left the customersenter added
aloneenter deleted
But one night before the last song songAbout a
About aquarter to after threeenter deleted
He saw her standing at theenter added
coat check

And checkAnd made his move on Christie Lee
Christie Lee, Christie Lee
Christie LeeChristie Lee, Christieenter added
Lee (blank line deleted) She was a nice piece of music
She musicShe had a rhythmenter added
all her ownenter deleted
He blew a solo like a blind man manShe
Shereally dug his saxophoneenter deleted
She wanted more than justenter added
an encore
And encoreAnd he could play in every keyenter deleted
He leftenter added
the stage and packed his alto
And altoAnd he took it homeenter added
with Christie Lee (blank line deleted) Oh I heard the man knew "theenter added
Bird" like the bibleenter deleted
You know the man could blowenter added
an educated axeenter deleted
He couldn't see that Christie Leeenter added
was a woman
Who womanWho didn't need another loverenter deleted
All sheenter added
wanted was the sax saxIt took a while for him to
noticeIt took a while for him to notice
It took a while for him to see
He seeHe was neverenter added
in control hereenter deleted
It was always Christie Lee LeeChristieenter deleted
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Christie Lee, Christie Lee

Oh theenter added
man took a calculated gamble
Yes gambleYes the man had theenter added
power to performenter deleted
But Christie Lee was more than heenter added
knew how to handle
She handleShe didn't need him as a man All
Allshe wanted was the horn

They hornThey say that Joe became aenter added
winoenter deleted
They say he always drinks alone
They aloneThey say heenter added
stumbles like a blind manenter deleted
They say he sold his saxophone

Even saxophoneEven the band must face the music That's
That'swhat the moral is to me
The meThe only time you hit theenter added
high noteenter deleted
Is when you play for Christie Lee

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