His latest flame
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1. A very old friend came
by today,
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'cos
he was telling everyone in town
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about the love that he just
found,
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and Marie's the name of his latest flame.
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2. He talked and talked and
I heard him say,
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that she had the longest
blackest hair,
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the prettiest green eyes
anywhere,
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and Marie's the name of his latest flame.
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Though I smiled the tears inside were a-burning,
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I wished him luck, and then he said goodbye.
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He was gone but still his words kept returning.
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What else was there for me to do but cry ?
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3. Would you believe that yesterday,
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this girl was in my arms and
swore to me,
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she'd be mine eternally,
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and Marie's the name of his latest flame.
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Though I smiled the tears inside were a-burning,
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I wished him luck, and then he said goodbye.
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He was gone but still his words kept returning.
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What else was there for me to do but cry ?
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3. Would you believe
that yesterday,
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this girl was in my arms and
swore to me,
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she'd be mine eternally,
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and Marie's the name of his latest flame.
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Yeah, Marie's the name of his latest flame.
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Oh, Marie's the name of his latest
flame….
(Elvis Presley)