EVERYBODY KNOWS MATILDA
(Duke Baxter)




Duke Baxter - 1969
The Petards - 1969








I went down to 42nd street
Thought I'd get a bite to eat
I saw a girl that I'd like to meet
You know, she sure looked good


Told me that her heart was broken
Asked me what it was I's smoking
All she had was an old bus token
Yes, I would


She cried a tear
And said she was alone
And would I be so good
To accompany her home
Yeah, I could, yeah


But everybody knows Matilda
Everybody knows Matilda
Ain't no life for a young girl
All alone in a great big world
Matilda


Took me to shack on the edge of town
All the shades were pulled and drawn
Nobody, not a soul around
She smiled at me


Mixed drinks and I fixed my head
Drank it down, made me feel like lead
When I asked her, where was the bed
She said, I'd see


She pulled me close
Now what was I to do
My head was spinning
As she said take off your shoes
And I agree, yeah


But everybody knows Matilda
Everybody knows Matilda
Ain't no life for a young girl
All alone in a great big world
Matilda 


Heard a heavy knock upon the door
Scared me so bad, I fell on the floor
Heard a voice that sounded sore
Said, let me in


Matilda said her boyfriend had a gun
Sorry, baby, but you have to run
But I was gone before she was done
I left my skin


Flew out the window
As the door came tumbling down
Didn't even say goodbye
I was homeward bound
Just can't win, no


Now everybody knows Matilda
Everybody knows Matilda
Ain't no life for a young girl
All alone in a great big world


Everybody knows Matilda
Everybody knows Matilda
Everybody knows Matilda
Everybody knows Matilda