My Old School by Steely Dan

I remember
The thirty-five sweet goodbyes
When you put me on the Wolverine
Up to Annandale

It was still September
When your daddy was quite surprised
To find you with the working girls
In the county jail

I was smoking with the boys upstairs
When I heard about the whole affair
I said "Oh no William and Mary won't do now"

Well I did not think the girl
Could be so cruel
And I'm never going back
To my old school

Oleanders
Growing outside her door
Soon they're gonna be in bloom
Up in Annandale

I can't stand her
Doing what she did before
Living like a gypsy queen
In a fairy tale

Well I hear the whistle but I can't go
I'm gonna take her down to Mexico
She said "Oh no Guadalajara won't do now"

Well I did not think the girl
Could be so cruel
And I'm never going back
To my old school

California
Tumbles into the sea
That'll be the day I go
Back to Annandale

Tried to warn you
About Chino and Daddy Gee
But I can't seem to get to you
Through the U.S mail

Well I hear the whistle but I can't go
I'm gonna take her down to Mexico
She said "Oh no Guadalajara won't do now"

Well I did not think the girl
Could be so cruel
And I'm never going back
To my old school

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