SALLY WAS A GOOD OL' GIRL
(Harlan Howard)


Hank Cochran - 1962
Don Rich & Buck Owens - 1962
Bobby Darin - 1963
Roy Clark - 1963
The Geezinslaws - 1963
Fats Domino - 1963
Waylon Jennings - 1964
Lee Hazlewood - 1966
The Lettermen - 1967
Bob Luman - 1968
Trini Lopez - 1968
Rusty York - 1968
Scorpio's Dance - 1969
Doug Kershaw - 1972
Conway Twitty - 1975
Jerry Hill - 2003
Susan Gibson - 2003
Sister Valentina - 2007

Also recorded by: 
Ronnie Sessions; Patchwork; Paul Bowman.


   


Sally used to carry my books to school
Sally was a good ol' girl
Helped me with my homework 'cause I was a fool
'Cause Sally was a good ol' girl

If you wanted just a kiss or a little bitty squeeze
She was always willin' to do her best to please
Yeah, girls were made to love and not made to tease
Sally was a good ol' girl

Yeah, Sally was a good ol' girl
Sally was a good ol' girl
No matter what the request, she gave it her best
Sally was a good ol' girl

Oh, well, Sally's folks were poor, but she helped all she could
Sally was a good ol' girl
Hardest working girl in the neighbourhood
Sally was a good ol' girl,

Well, she walked up and down the streets all day
Selling neck ties to the one's who'd pay
If they couldn't afford it, then she'd give them away
'Cause Sally was a good ol' girl

Yeah, Sally was a good ol' girl
Sally was a good ol' girl
No matter what the request,she gave it her best
Sally was a good ol' girl

Well, Sally was a good ol' girl
Sally was a good ol' girl
No matter what the request, she gave it her best
Sally was a good ol' girl

(Instrumental Break)

Well, Sally was a favorite with all of the men
Sally was a good ol' girl
All of the ladies despised her then
Sally was a good ol' girl

Well, the women talked about her, but Sally didn't care
She kept on a-workin' and a-doin' her share
She wound up married to a millionaire
Sally was a good ol' girl

Yeah, Sally was a good ol' girl
Sally was a good ol' girl
No matter what the request,she gave it her best
Sally was a good ol' girl

Well, Sally was a good ol' girl
Sally was a good ol' girl
No matter what the request, she gave it her best
Sally was a good ol' girl






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - February 2012)