And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine - Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers

He was such a handsome sailor, across the ocean blue

He told her that he loved her, and a thousand others too

And then he bought her diamonds, and some expensive furs

But alas and alack!

Like a stab in the back, she found he wasn’t hers

And her tears flowed like wine, yes, her tears flowed like wine

She’s a real sad tomato, she’s a busted valentine

And her mama done told her, that her man was darn unkind

And then the man got jilted, and her hopes were rose once more

She went to beauty parlors, and took facials by the score

And when he came to see her, she smiled the evening through

But he said, «My girl, get your money back, Gravel Gertie is the name for you»

And her tears flowed like wine, yes, her tears flowed like wine

She’s a real sad tomato, she’s a busted valentine

And her mama done told her, that her man is darn unkind

She caught him in a restaurant, about to order when

She said, «Come home to dinner, don’t you want some beans again?»

«That ain’t flickin' with the Navy, the sailor said,» said he

So then she laid her pistol down, had to let her man go free

And her tears flowed like wine, yes, her tears flowed like wine

She’s a real sad tomato, she’s a busted valentine

And her mama done told her, that her man is darn unkind