The  Queen Dinah Washington

By Cliff Chandler

The last time I saw
Dinah Washington
Was on Seventh Avenue
She was driving down
The Avenue in her
Raggedy Fleetwood
And I was driving
Up Seventh Avenue in my
Raggedy Ford.
I wave to her
And she returned
The gesture.
Do you have any idea
Of what it means to
Have Dinah Washington
Return your wave
Lawdy!

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