Royal Annie

(Tom T. Hall)



She wore a big yellow bow in her hair

One morning we wake up she was there

We were a little old out of way town

And all us kids were glad to have her around.



You know her castle was an old mobile home

She didn't even have a cellular phone

She lived on cigarettes and cookies and tea

And said she once had a show on TV.



And all us kids around town called her Royal Annie.



She talked to babies who had never been born

Said she had dresses that she never had worn

She had sweethearts who come out of the air

And said she had a lock Elvis' hair.



She pushed an old shopping cart around town

She wore sneakers and an old satin gown

She wore diamonds and we knew they were fake

Said she once gave Dolly Parton a break.



And all us kids around town called her Royal Annie.



She'd sit and stare at the bright morning sun

We were suspicious that she carried a gun

They once considered puttin' Annie in jail

She never ever went to pick up her mail.



Then one day there was a big limousine

Came to town and caused a terrible scene

A bunch of doctors and lawyers they say

And they came to take Annie away.



And all us kids around town called her Royal Annie.



When Royal Annie was gone I recall

They had a meeting at a community hall

They wrote a letter and were tryin' to say

They hoped that Annie had enjoyed her stay.



Well they'd been looking for her over a year

They were surprised to find her living out here

And Royal Annie sent a small none of thanks

And she had 10 million bucks in the bank.



And all us kids around town called her Royal Annie

All us kids around town called her Royal Annie...