I wanna tell you a story 'bout Mary Lou You know the kind of woman make a fool of you She make a young man itch, make an old man faint The way she took my money was a crying shame (Mary Lou, Mary Lou) she took my watch and chain (Mary Lou, Mary Lou) she took my diamond ring (Mary Lou) she took the keys to my Cadillac car Jumped in my kitty, drove off far Left me stranded in Kalamazoo Make her a fortune off a fool like you She married a rich man, had a dozen kids Drove that cat until he flipped his lid (Mary Lou, Mary Lou) she took my diamond ring (Mary Lou, Mary Lou) she took everything (Mary Lou) she took the keys to my Cadillac car Jumped in my kitty, drove off far ♪ She come back into town about a week ago Told me she was sorry that she hurt me so I had a '55 Ford and a two dollar bill The way she looked at that, man, gave me a chill (Mary Lou, Mary Lou) took my diamond ring (Mary Lou, Mary Lou) she took my watch and chain (Mary Lou) she took the keys to my Cadillac car Jumped in my kitty, drove off far (Mary Lou, Mary Lou) she took my diamond ring (Mary Lou, Mary Lou) she took everything (Mary Lou) took the keys to my Cadillac car Jumped in my kitty, drove off far Hi Drove off far Drove off far Drove off far Oh, kept on driving that car Took everything I had, stuck it in that car, yeah Jumped in my kitty, drove off far