I'm gonna tell you a story 'bout ol' Mary Lou

I mean the kind of a girl that make a fool of you

She make a young man old and an old man pay

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

She took the keys to my Cadillac car

Jumped in my caddy and she drove afar Put a detective on her trail

The post office thought they'd chase her by the mail

She got picked up and then was put in jail

Stroked the judge just to go home bail Mary Lou, Mary Lou she took my watch and chain

Mary Lou, Mary Lou she took my diamond ring

She took the keys to my Cadillac car

Jumped in my caddy and she drove afar She left Detroit to go to Kalamazoo

Made her a fortune out of fools like you

Met her a rich man who was married and some kids

Stroked that cat until he flipped his lid Mary Lou, Mary Lou she took my watch and chain

Mary Lou, Mary Lou she took my diamond ring

She took the keys to my Cadillac car

Jumped in my caddy and she drove afar She came back into town about a week ago

Told me she's sorry she had hurt me so

I had a '65 ford and a two dollar bill

The way she took that Lord, it gave me a thrill Mary Lou, Mary Lou she took my watch and chain

Mary Lou, Mary Lou she took my diamond ring

She took the keys to my Cadillac car

Jumped in my caddy and she drove afar