Penny Annie-Larry Gatlin

Rag tag little girl with big blue eyes and golden hair Barely stands three feet above the ground Dancin' for a handout at the Crockett County Fair She cast a spell on everyone around Everybody called her Penny Annie She'd dance for a penny or for free If Annie had of been any older then I bet a penny I'd have taken Annie home with me Years went by and she became a legend at the fair Dancing for a penny or for free Then one year she didn't appear and no one knew just why And now the Crockett County Fair ain't what it used to be Then one night I saw her name on the flashing neon sign Sayin' Penny Annie dancin' just for you She was showin' off her womanhood doin' the bump and grind And I can't say that I enjoyed the view Now she works lyin' on her back dancin' to a different tune Doin' one hour stands with any man she finds She shoots away the pain but then it comes again too soon She's payin' the fiddler who's been fiddlin' with her mind, her body and mind Didn't anybody ever tell you Annie, if you dance you pay the man who plays the tune The dancin' is fun but when the dancin's done Sometimes you find you're dancin' with every devil in the room Everybody called her Penny Annie She'd dance for a penny or for free If Annie had of been any older then I bet a penny I'd have taken Annie home with me Dear God I wish that I'd have taken Annie home with me, with me