"Widow Jones" lyrics

"Widow Jones"

Ask any young man in this town who is over thirteen
To tell you about the things and places he's seen
If he tells you something about women you haven't known
You can attribute his knowledge of anatomy to widow Jones

Well, Jonesy was a go-go girl a little while before she married Sam
He fell into the river, Jonesy said that's water over the dam
You say, "We oughta leave these matters to the good discretion of the law"
But when you have a shape like widow Jones, you have a lotta friends at city hall

Well, I don't bring her up because I think we should put her down
I just wanna shed some light on the truth in this town
These boys will learn things they couldn't've learned in our schools
And their parents can relax in knowing that they're not all out and shooting pool

Yeah, Jonesy was a go-go girl a little while before she married Sam
He fell into the river, Jonesy said that's water over the dam
You say, "We oughta leave these matters to the good discretion of the law"
But when you have a shape like widow Jones, you have a lotta friends at city hall
Yeah, the widow's got a lot of friends at city hall


Writer(s): Tom T. Hall
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