I remember back in Illinois I found her 
The lily of the valley
The lily of the West was a rose 
The daughter of the biggest big town banker 
He kept her like a princess 
I stole her like the Fort Knox gold 

She used to pour Four Roses like it was going down the chimney 
Like the bottle was on fire or the boiler was about to blow 
She was up on the table when we hit Missouri 
Dancing with a movie man he was holding her a little too close 

La didi da da da da da da da 
La didi da da da da da da da 

He made her the star of the silent movies 
But all she did was mouth the words 
All she did was mouth the words, oh no 
And he cast me as the villain 
As the sheriff's worst enemy 
I practiced falling off of buildings and out windows 

La didi da da da da da da da 
La didi da da da da da da da 

The last time I saw she was tied to the train tracks 
I was up there with the extras riding on a tiger roan 
The villain on the left with the studio mustache 
Winking at Lillian blowing kisses from the second row 

La didi da da da da da da da!