Lazy Susan

A princess dressed in dirty rags

Pretty dresses on her back she never had

Folks say she don't know right from wrong

But to me her smile lights up the dawn

Oh, Lazy Susan

Won't you sing your songs for me?

Lazy Susan

Girl, we could sing in harmony

Lazy Susan

Oh, won't you come on home with me?

Yeah

Her daddy died when she was born

Her momma works the mill the whole day long

But Lazy Susan never worked to live

She just sings her songs strummin' with her guitar pick

Oh, Lazy Susan

Won't you sing your songs for me?

Lazy Susan

Girl, we could sing in harmony

Lazy Susan

Oh, won't you come on home with me?

Well well well

Some day I'm gonna make her mine

Gonna change her rags to silk

Make her look like a lady refined

I won't let 'em laugh at her no more

Gonna make people look at her

Like they never did before

Oh, Lazy Susan

I know you wanna live there

'Cause you ain't been goin' nowhere

I know your momma and your daddy both don't know

Yeah, oh

It may get late, girl

'Cause you're moving slow

But I know real good lovin'

Can rearrange your life

And when we get it together, girl

You can be my wife

You see, I got this forty acres

Down by the Johnsons' creek

I done bought me a brand new tractor

And we can grow all the food we need

I never done been, but we're goin' to Memphis City

And you could buy colored dresses

And make yourself look real pretty

I can tell, no, you're not lazy

The folks just don't know

You like to take life real slow, baby