I knew this lady from Tennessee Moved to California, didn't stay with me Just packed a bag and left with me passed out Never could believe a word that come from her mouth She told me once, drunk on wine She'd be beside me 'till the end of time But the end of time came early at my house Never could believe a word that come from her mouth There weren't no truth in a word that little girl said The only time she didn't lie to me Was we was rolling in the big old bed She worked real hard every day But old fame and fortune never came her way It just slid on by like springtime in the South Never could believe a word that come from her mouth When she came back home on a Trailways bus Stole a pack of Camels for the both of us She crawled right up to the front door of my house Never could believe a word that come from her mouth There weren't no truth in a word that little girl said The only time she didn't lie to me Was rolling in the big old bed Said, I knew this lady from Tennessee Moved to California, didn't stay with me Just packed a bag and left with me passed out Lord, I never could believe a word that come from her mouth