She was only seventeen In her prime of life she was lean And her only dream was to be on the silver screen She hailed from north of Baltimore Her Mama says "She'd end up a who*e" And she spent up all her dough at the movie show She's all go go go yeah yeah She wears her pants on her hips too low She learned it all in magazines She's Magdalene Ain't it funny how the sun shines? She was only seventeen She packed her bag and went to the scene She said "I'm gonna take on this town, I'm gonna be the queen" She mingled like she'd been there before She worked it till they hollered for more Then she took off all her clothes now everybody knows She's all go go go yeah yeah She wears her pants on her hips too low She learned it all in magazines She's Magdalene Ain't it funny how the sun shines?