Jerry Jeff Walker - Gertrude lyrics

Yeah now, Gertrude Was just a one-eyed gal Workin' down in New Orleans Gertrude, she's a regular pal One of them Cajun Queens Soft hearted hooker in a two bit dive A regular Saint Sadie - got just one eye Got a set of arms like a lumberjack But Gertrude's got a heart of gold dust Now Gertrude was always on the streets Hustling up a dime or two Gertrude was nice and sweet 'Specially when she's trickin' you She could take you to the back And in a minute flat She'd be back drinkin' whiskey From a water gla** Laughing like a sailor on a three-day pa** Gertrude was a swingin' bar fly Yeah I met her when I was runnin' about And nobody seemed to care for me She took me to her side And explained the facts of life to me She told me 'bout the world and all it's misery She taught me how to laugh and be a friend indeed And let the sanctimonious crowds go their way Gertrude had a way with alright Alright now Yeah she took me to the room that night And made me feel a man again We laughed and talked and drank and sang Then the beautiful night came to an end I fell asleep in a broken down chair And when I woke there was nobody there She rolled me But she told me in a note she left "You gotta keep makin' it, my friend" So somewhere down in New Orleans Where the wine and the laughs are friends I bet there's a one-eyed beauty there Just trippin' and pickin' up men For wherever there are souls who are hung in distress There's bound to be a who*e for your SOS Thank God for women, no matter where it's at And Gertrude is setting all kinds of records I love her so much