《The Little Lady Preacher》歌词

[00:00:00] The Little Lady Preacher - Tom T. Hall

[00:00:06] Oh, the little lady preacher

[00:00:08] From the limestone church

[00:00:11] I'll never forget her, I guess

[00:00:16] She preached each Sunday mornin'

[00:00:17] On the local radio

[00:00:20] With a big black Bible

[00:00:22] And a snow-white dress

[00:00:26] She was nineteen years of age

[00:00:28] And was developed to a fault

[00:00:30] But I will admit she knew the Bible well

[00:00:35] A little white lace hanky marked the text

[00:00:38] That she would use

[00:00:39] She'd breathe into that microphone

[00:00:41] And send us all to hell

[00:00:45] She had a guitar picker

[00:00:47] By the name of Luther Short

[00:00:50] A hairy-legged soul, lost out in sin

[00:00:54] She would turn and smile at Luther

[00:00:56] When the program would commence

[00:00:59] With a voice as sweet as angels

[00:01:01] She would break out in a hymn

[00:01:04] I was pickin' for her too with

[00:01:07] What we call the doghouse bass

[00:01:09] I clung to every word that passed her lips

[00:01:12] She was down on booze and cigarettes

[00:01:16] And high on days to come

[00:01:18] And she'd punctuate the prophecy

[00:01:21] With movements of her hips

[00:01:30] The Lord, knows how I loved her,

[00:01:32] He was there each time she preached

[00:01:34] But ol' Luther took her home each Sunday morn'

[00:01:39] Lookin' back I still recall the way

[00:01:41] It hurt my tender pride

[00:01:43] I longed to be a hero

[00:01:45] But they're made not born

[00:01:49] Sometimes ol' Luther showed up

[00:01:51] At the studio half-tight

[00:01:54] And smokin' was a thing he liked to do

[00:01:58] She never said a word to him

[00:02:01] But said a prayer for me

[00:02:03] I told her in a way that

[00:02:05] I'd been prayin' for her too

[00:02:09] One Sunday her old man showed up

[00:02:11] And said that she was gone

[00:02:13] Said she and brother Luther had a call

[00:02:16] I can see me standin' in

[00:02:20] That studio that day

[00:02:22] I had to face the heartbreak,

[00:02:25] Unemployment and all

[00:02:28] I don't know where they are,

[00:02:30] 'Cause I ain't seen them people since

[00:02:33] Lord, if I judge 'em let me

[00:02:34] Give 'em lots o' room

[00:02:37] I know ol' Luther Short

[00:02:39] And he's a hard ol' boy to change

[00:02:43] And I've often sat and wondered

[00:02:45] Who it was converted whom