POOR BUT HONEST

Oh she was poor but she was honest
The victim of a rich mans whim
Then she met that Christian gentleman Big Jim Folsom
And she had a child by him

It’s the rich what gets the glory
It’s the poor what gets the blame
It’s the same the whole world over - over over
It’s a low down dirty shame

Now he sits in the Legislature
Making laws for all mankind
While she walks the streets of Botham Alabama
Selling chunks of her behind

Oh the moral of this story
Is to never take a ride
With Alabama's Christian Gentleman Big Jim Folson
And you'll be a virgin bride.

1970s. Song Book of the 46th Tactical Fighter Squadron.
Text probably derived from the Unexpurgated Folk-Songs of Men LP
as it has a striking resemblance to what I remember of the recording.


See here: https://archive.org/details/1970s-46thtacticalfightersquadronsongbookfromreeves/page/48/mode/1up?q=poor