Honest John

Intro 
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I was watching television one Sunday afternoon 
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Commercial came on and I got up to leave the room 
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Some cat started shouting 'bout the place to buy a car 
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Then I heard him shout, "Don't leave the room, stay where you are" 
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You won't believe your eyes at the buys 
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You can get from Honest John (Honest John) 
 

 
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Well, here's a nighteen and fifty-seven Cadillac 
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Radio, heater, whitewall tires and speaker in the back 
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As a television special, you can buy this car today 
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For just 500 bucks, no money down, ten years to pay 
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That's the one for me, so I rushed down 
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To see ol' Honest John (Honest John) 
 

 
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He was a-wheeling and a-dealing (Honest John) 
Smiling and a-stealing (Honest John) 
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Handshaking, joke-making, back-slapping horse 
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Laughing, made it so appealing (Honest John) 
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He made you think you had a steal 
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An unbelieveable deal with Honest John (Honest John) 
 

 
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Well only five minutes later, I drove into his place 
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And there was Honest John with a smile upon his face 
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I said, "Let's see that Cadillac you advertised today" 
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He said, "I'm very sorry pal, it's just been sold just drove away 
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But we can make you a deal that's a steal 
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Come along with Honest John" (Honest John) 
 

 
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Now, out here in my driveway sits my brand new Cadillac 
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But my television set is gone, they came and took it back 
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They repossessed my furniture and life sure ain't no joke 
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'Cause I'm getting mighty sick of eating beans and being broke 
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So believe me when I say if you buy 
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You better pay ol' Honest John (Honest John) 
 

Outro 
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The moral of it all is this: Don't ever be so dumb 
As to have a champagne diet when you have a beer income 
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Honest John (You better pay that man) 
Honest John (Yeah, he'll put the bad mouth on you) 
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Honest John (Yeah, he's a meanie) 
Honest John (Like brother, he's been) 
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Honest John (Eesh, what a grouch) 
Honest John (Yeah, he sure ain't no two-deal man)