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Artist: Helen Kane
Canonical path: /helen-kane/dangerous-nan-mcgrew
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Dangerous Nan McGrew
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Dangerous Nan McGrew
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Hotcha, Chacha, Vo-doe-de-oh
And Boop-oop Poop-oop-a-doop
Tootin', shootin', high-falutin'
I make you loop the loop
I'm from the great North West
I'm dif'rent from the rest
Stand up, stand up, throw your hands up
I shoot pants and vest
Oh, I've been a bad girl all my life
I pick my teeth with a carving knife
And I make a widow of a wife
'Cause I'm dangerous Nan McGrew
Why, I slapped Jack Dempsey in the face
And I make barbed wire look like lace
And I throw myself right out of place
'Cause I'm dangerous Nan McGrew
And I eat dynamite
And I blow up in spite
I shoot everything in sight
Beware! Boom boom! Take Care! Poo poo!
With one breath, I sink a boat
And if anybody gets my goat
I cut myself a piece of throat
'Cause I'm dangerous Nan McGrew
Why, bullets, they bounce right off my chest
And I sleep on a hornet's nest
Why, I'm the gal sends show men west
'Cause I'm dangerous Nan McGrew
Why, lions tremble when I frown
When that great big Zeppelin came to town
Remember? I'm the one that held it down
Because I'm dangerous Nan McGrew
I like destroying pelf
I shoot bottles off the shelf
I'm so bad I scare myself
Take care! Boom boom! Beware! Poo poo!
Why, I pull a train right off the tracks
And for perfume, I use shellac
When mad dogs bite, I bite 'em back
Grrrr! 'Cause I'm dangerous Nan McGrew!
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