Intro (x2) Verse Well in the early autumn wind a lonely dove is flyin' Mournin' for his one true love, he can't be blamed for cryin' He can't be blamed for cryin' Well the rooster he got twenty gals, bet he's happy as a lark Well he wake 'em in the mornin' time, put 'em all to bed at dark Put 'em all to bed at dark Well if you've been true Well if you've been true You better look me in the eye Well all I smell is cheap perfume And gin, and smoke, and lies Bridge Verse Well where were you last Saturday all dressed up so pretty? With your blue-eyed ballroom boy in Oklahoma City In Oklahoma City Well a spade is made for diggin' dirt and an axe is made for choppin' And darlin' my heart's hard as nails they hammer in a hardwood coffin In a hardwood coffin Well if you've been true Well if you've been true You better look me in the eye Well all I smell is cheap perfume And gin, and smoke, and lies Bridge (x2) Verse Well way down in the bottom land a big black crow is laughin' No one never goes down there wonder what has happened Wonder what has happened And in the early Autumn wind a lonely dove is flyin' Mournin' for his one true love, he can't be blamed for cryin' He can't be blamed for cryin' Well if you've been true Well if you've been true You better look me in the eye Well all I smell is cheap perfume And gin, and smoke, and lies Well if you've been true Well if you've been true You better look me in the eye Well all I smell is cheap perfume And gin, and smoke, and lies And gin, and smoke, and lies Outro