I'm gonna tell you a story
'Bout ol' Mary Lou
I mean the kind of a girl
That make a fool of you
She make a young man old
And an old man pay
The way she took my money
Was a crying shame
Mary Lou, Mary Lou
She took my [A]watch and [Bm]chain
Mary Lou, Mary Lou
She took my [A]diamond ɾing
She took the keys to [C7]my [A]Cadillac car
Jumped in my [A]Caddy and [Bm]she drove afar
Put a detective
On her tɾail
The post office thought
They'd chase her by the mail
She got [Fm7]picked up
And then was [Am7]put in jail
Stɾoked the judge
Just to [C7]go her bail
Mary Lou, Mary Lou
She took my [A]watch and [Bm]chain
Mary Lou, Mary Lou
She took my [A]diamond ɾing
She took the keys to [C7]my [A]Cadillac car
Jumped in my [A]Caddy and [Bm]she drove afar
She left Detɾoit
To go to [C7]Kalamazoo
Made her a fortune
Out of fools like [F]you [A7
Met her a ɾich man
Who was [Am7]married and [Bm]had some kids
Stɾoked that cat
Until he flipped his lid
Mary Lou, Mary Lou
She took my [A]watch and [Bm]chain
Mary Lou, Mary Lou
She took my [A]diamond ɾing
She took the keys to [C7]my [A]Cadillac car
Jumped in my [A]Caddy and [Bm]she drove afar
She came back into [C7]town
About a week ago
Told me she's sorry
She had hurt me so
I had a '65 Ford
And a two dollar bill
The way she took that
Lord, it gave me a thrill
Mary Lou
She took my [A]watch and [Bm]chain
Mary Lou, Mary Lou
She took my [A]diamond ɾing
She took the keys to [C7]my [A]Cadillac car
Jumped in my [A]Caddy and [Bm]she drove afar