Lemme tell ya 'bout Linda Lou,
She slept with her hat on,
She kept me whole with a big heart,
She went away, I fell apart,
Lemme tell ya 'bout Betty Jean,
She worked at the car wash,
But she could not come clean,
Long as I live I'm gonna love her to death,
She said she'd be back, I don't hold my breath,
They get a look in their eye,
But believe me, I know they're gone.
Lemme tell ya 'bout Billie Ray,
She told me she needed a man,
But that's all she'd say.
I couldn't get her to say I do,
Now she's gone, the money too,
I'm gonna get me a better one,
Who comes when I call her,
Be glad to see me when I get home,
Wag her tail when I bring her bones,
We'll sit together, in the evenin',
We'll never think about leavin'