Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Gertrude , by - Jerry Jeff Walker. Release date: 31.12.1998
Song language: English
Gertrude |
| Yeah now, Gertrude |
| Was just a one-eyed gal |
| Workin' down in New Orleans |
| Gertrude, she’s a regular pal |
| One of them Cajun Queens |
| Soft hearted hooker in a two bit dive |
| A regular Saint Sadie — got just one eye |
| Got a set of arms like a lumberjack |
| But Gertrude’s got a heart of gold dust |
| Now Gertrude was always on the streets |
| Hustling up a dime or two |
| Gertrude was nice and sweet |
| 'Specially when she’s trickin' you |
| She could take you to the back |
| And in a minute flat |
| She’d be back drinkin' whiskey |
| From a water glass |
| Laughing like a sailor on a three-day pass |
| Gertrude was a swingin' bar fly |
| Yeah I met her when I was runnin' about |
| And nobody seemed to care for me |
| She took me to her side |
| And explained the facts of life to me |
| She told me 'bout the world and all it’s misery |
| She taught me how to laugh and be a friend indeed |
| And let the sanctimonious crowds go their way |
| Gertrude had a way with alright |
| Alright now |
| Yeah she took me to the room that night |
| And made me feel a man again |
| We laughed and talked and drank and sang |
| Then the beautiful night came to an end |
| I fell asleep in a broken down chair |
| And when I woke there was nobody there |
| She rolled me |
| But she told me in a note she left |
| «You gotta keep makin' it, my friend» |
| So somewhere down in New Orleans |
| Where the wine and the laughs are friends |
| I bet there’s a one-eyed beauty there |
| Just trippin' and pickin' up men |
| For wherever there are souls who are hung in distress |
| There’s bound to be a whore for your SOS |
| Thank God for women, no matter where it’s at |
| And Gertrude is setting all kinds of records |
| I love her so much |