Somewhere to the south of New York City Lies the friendly state of Tennessee Down in Nashville town, I met a pretty Who made a pretty big fool out of me And they call her Sally, Sally G Why'd you wanna do the things you do to me? You're my Sally, Sally G You took the part that was the heart of me, Sally G ♪ ♪ The nightlife took me down to Printers' alley Where Sally sang a song behind a bar I ran my eyes across her as she sang a tangled mime I used to love to hear her sweet guitar And they call her Sally, Sally G Why'd you wanna do the things you do to me? You're my Sally, Sally G You took the part that was the heart of me, Sally G ♪ Me and Sally took up Things began to look up Me and her were going strong Then she started lyin' I could see our love was dyin' I heard a voice say Move along, move along
Well, now I'm on my own again I wonder if she ever really understood I never thought to ask her what the letter G stood for But I know for sure it wasn't good And they call her Sally, Sally G Why'd you wanna do the things you do to me? You're my Sally, Sally G You took the part that was the heart of me, Sally G Take it, chaps ♪ Sally G ♪ Yeah, Sally G