She was poor but she was purty, purty, purty
Victim of a rich man's whim
When she met that country gentleman Big Jim Folsom and she had a child by him.

Now he sits in the legislature, slature, slature
Makin laws for all mankind,
While she roams the streets of Cullman, Alabama selling shares of her behind.

Its the rich that gets the glory, glory, glory
It's the poor what gets the blame,
It's the same the whole world over, over, over
It's a gol darn dirty shame

So the moral of the story is to never take a ride
With that no-good country gentleman Big Jim Folsom
And you'll be a virgin bride, a virgin bride.