Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Donald Fagen
Lead Vocals
Walter Becker
Electric Bass Guitar
Denny Dias
Guitar
Jeff Baxter
Guitar
Jim Hodder
Drums
Bill Perkins
Saxophone
Ernie Watts
Saxophone
John Rotella
Saxophone
Lanny Morgan
Saxophone
Myrna Matthews
Background Vocals
Patricia Hall
Background Vocals
Sherlie Matthews
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Donald Fagen
Songwriter
Walter Becker
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Gary Katz
Producer
Roger Nichols
Engineer
Miss Natalie
Assistant Engineer
Denny Dias
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
I remember the 35 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
Leaving 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, whoa, 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
Writer(s): Donald Jay Fagen, Walter Carl Becker
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