Jesse Winchester - It's A Shame About Him lyrics

Last night Ellen bid and made a three no-trump And took a hundred dollars from her friends She got a little nest egg when her daddy died And now they're living on the dividends Ellen is the chairman of the Children's Fund She's the biggest donor, don't you know And I recall the day the drinks were on the house When Ellen finally beat the tennis pro But it's a shame about him It's a shame about him When he's trying so hard And he still just can't win It's a shame about him Unh unh unh It's a shame about him It was back in Eisenhower's second term Before they put old Elvis in a tank That Ellen married Bill and Sarah's oldest boy The wedding was good news down at the bank Bill Jr. wasn't half the man his father was And he just let the business go to hell And if Ellen hadn't waded in and taken charge The family woulda prob'ly had to sell But it's a shame about him It's a shame about him When he's trying so hard And he still just can't win It's a shame about him Unh unh unh It's a shame about him Well I just saw Bill Jr. in the bank today And he's put on an awful lot of weight He was off to see his lawyer so he couldn't talk Already he was half an hour late But Marjorie the teller says the rumor is Ellen told Bill Jr. that they're through Now watch and see, without that man to hold her down There is just no telling what she'll do But it's a shame about him It's a shame about him When he's trying so hard And he still just can't win It's a shame about him Unh unh unh It's a shame about him