I saw her there in the corner
Singing somebody else's songs
Black boots, a naked finger
Just a begging' us to sing along
And there I am, sittin', drinking' alone
But I been here too long to go home
Laura Lee, sugar sweet
Are you drinkin' on somebody's tab
Leave that strange man alone
And take a sip of my bourbon instead
I heard you singing Hank 1 2 and 3
And no one else here caught on but me
Hey Laura Lee, won't you give me a glance
Past the tips in your glass at the end of the booth
She said
"You have a request, well mister not so fast
It's gonna cost at least a Lincoln from you"
She says "I'll take a short break"
Then she's leaning on somebody's arm
Sitting pretty, bottles clinkin'
While I'm trying to conjure up the charm
But week after week, unlucky line after line
She just shoots me a wink
Saying, "hey, maybe next time"
Hey Laura Lee, won't you give me a glance
Past the tips in your glass at the end of the booth
She said
"You have a request, well mister not so fast,
It's gonna cost at least a Lincoln from you"
She's a circus, she's a palace, she's a weekend queen
Me oh my, look at the time, its time she looked at me
Well I've got no songs
That I've been itching to hear
But if you buy me a minute
I'd love to buy me a beer
Hey Laura Lee, won't you give me a glance
Past the tips in your glass at the end of the booth
She said
"You have a request, well mister not so fast,
It's gonna cost at least a Lincoln from you"
Hey Laura Lee, won't you give me a chance
I'm the man in the plaid at the back of the room
Hey Laura Lee, please look at me
Cause you know that I've been looking at you
Laura Lee
Look at me
Laura Lee
Cause you know that I've been looking at you