I knew a girl who was almost a lady
G D
She had a way with all the men in her life
A
every inch of her blossomed in beauty
G D
and she was born on the forth of july
Well, she lived in an aluminum house trailer
and she worked in a juke-box saloon
and she spent all the money that i'd give her
just to see the ol' man in the moon
CHORUS:
D
I used to sleep at the foot of old glory
G D
and awake in the dawns early light
G D
but much to my surprise when i opened my eyes
A D
i was a victim of the great compromise
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well, we'd out on saturday evening
to the drive in on route fourty one
and it was there that I first suspected
that she was doin' what she'd already done
she said 'johnny would you get me some popcorn
and she knew i had to walk pretty far
and as soon as i walked through the moonlight
she hopped into a foreign sports car
CHORUS
Well, you know, i could'a beat up that fella
but it was her that hopped in to his car
many times as i'd fought to protect her
but this time she was going too far
Now some folks, they call me a coward
'cause i left her at the drive in that night
but i'd rather have names thrown at me
than to fight for a thing that aint right
CHORUS
now she writes all the fellas love letters
sayin' greetings, come and see me real soon
and they go and line up in the bar-room
to spend a night in that sick woman's room
But sometimes i get awful lonesome
and i wish she were my girl instead
but she won't let me live with her
and she makes me live in my head
