Familiar Ring

[good4somethingbum]

for a country gal...Familiar RingTo a shy, young farmgirl, he was a sharp-dressed dudeI fell for his skeezy moustache, and his mockadile bootsTold some gals on lunchbreak, ‘bout the evening he proposedhe said my long blonde hair, smelled like a bloomin’ roseOne gal laughed a coupla times, and said ‘Honey, that corny lineHas a familiar ring, cos I’ve heard it beforeSome guy used it on me so he could use me some moreSweetie I know love’s a tender thingBut I’m tellin’ you now he’s jerkin’ you aroundCos that line has a familiar ring”Then she asked if he kept his Hawaiian shirts spic n spanAnd if food at the reception, would be Facon and chicken spamI told her he wasn’t cheap, cos my gold ring cost lotsa cashShe said, I’ve seen more carats, in a can of succotashLast year I dumped the same man, and that fool’s gold on your handIs a familiar ring, cos I’ve seen it beforeThat guy gave it to me so I would give him some moreHoney I know the heart’s a tender thingBut I’m warnin’ you now he’s jerkin’ you aroundWhat I see is a familiar ring”I heard he waited in the heat for us to git hitchedAnd he peeled off his ‘stache when it started to itchThe preacher’d been there before and this was just as badWhen he stopped those church bells the silence hadA familiar ring…a familiar ringThen I saw some girl downtown, flashin’ her bling aroundI said honey I’m not tryin’ to be funnyBut that’s a familiar ring…a familiar ring©2007 Robert George