BMI Work #: 8688226
Plain Jane Blues (Larry W. Jones 02/12/2007) (song#4423)

I was born in Georgia in a pauper's shack
City folks had what poor country girls lack
Georgia dirt roads taught me how to cry
Wind in a weeping willow was my lullaby
I've got the plain Jane blues
Oh, mama, I've got 'em down to my plain Jane shoes

I heard a train whistle blow and I had to go
Oh, mama, don't you know
You raised a daughter who's never gonna lose
The plain Jane blues

My daddy was a ditch digger and my mama, dear
Well, she wasn't bigger than a corn stalk ear
My boyfriend was poor and like a worn out joke
It's a cryin' shame when you're born stone broke
I've got the plain Jane blues
Oh, mama, I've got 'em down to my plain Jane shoes

I heard a train whistle blow and I had to go
Oh, mama, don't you know
You raised a daughter who's never gonna lose
The plain Jane blues

Well, there was only one place I heard was blessed
So, I took a west bound train to find the Texas best
But everybody there was at the rodeo
And I couldn't go cause I had no dough
Oh, mama, don't you know
You raised a daughter who's never gonna lose
The plain Jane blues