Once lived a man, high on a hill. His wife and his children are livin there still; he wasn't a man of maaany needs. He worked so hard till the day that he was killed.
He moved to the town, where his mother was born. He got on a train and his ticket was torn. He found and he married the most beautiful girl. But you better watch out she's an evil vain whore.
Chorus And he said: no, no, no; can't be true. They said: aw my god. Y'don't know what that woman can do.
Verse Two Em Em Look at her eyes; they're magic i swear. Am Am Her wet country lips and her long brown hair. Em C Cmaj9 Am The way she rolls her pants up when she's walking through the stream. Em Em Am Em The way she holds a knife when she's slicing a pear.
And they said: Em Em She might look perfect but she'll bring you grief. Am Am She's done it before yeah, she's done it to me. Em C Cmaj9 Am When she was young, she was left on the steps of a church. Em Em Am Em But nobody would take her, not even the priest.
// Chorus Two Am Am7 C He said: no, no, no; it cannot be true. Em Am Em But they said: aw my god. Y'don't know what that woman can do.
// Verse Three Em Em On his birthday, on may the fifth; Am Am his family gathered around the kitchen and they gave him a gift. Em C Cmaj9 Am His children handed him a maaandolin Em Em Am Em and he blew out the candles and she gave him one last kiss.
Em Em She said follow me and she took him to the bar, Am Am tied him up with ropes around his arms. Em C Cmaj9 Am she poured a bucket of gaasoooline Em Em Am Em and she tossed her cigarette and ran, waited for the fire alarm.
// Chorus Three Am Am7 C And he screamed: No, no, no; Oh no it cant be true, Em Am Am But I'm starting to believe oooOoo what this evil woman can do.
// Verse Four Em Em Because you don't listen this is what you get. Am Am She told everybody it was an accident. Em C Cmaj9 Am But a couple of nights ago we all heard her confess, Em Em Am Em to somebody in a bathroom while we listened through the vent