Tali Lyrics

When I was just a young boy

I’d hurry off to school

In the winter I’d wear my snow skis

Up North that was the rule

There was a certain teacher that year

I pictured on the way

My Mother gossiped about her

Much to pretty she’d say

Her name was T A L I my oh my

Was a pretty name for my teacher thought I

Sat an apple on the edge of her desk did I

For Tali Tali my oh my

Well when I went out for recess

I heard a young lad say

You are the teachers pet are you purring today

I didn’t like the words he said

I guess I made him pay

The principal grabbed me I got the strap that day

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The penalty for my love thought I

So I held my hand out straight did I

For Tali Tali my oh my

When I walked back to my desk

I held my head up high

I’d taken my punishment like a man

No tears were in my eye

But when I saw the teacher drop the Apple in the Pail

My young heart was broken wind went out of my sail.

T A L I my oh my

How do I impress women thought I

Never again will I suffer pain and cry

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