Edie was a friend of mine A friend of mine she was so fine A fiery little maiden And she's nobody's fool. She was born of oxen blood I always tried but I never could To bring the lover out of her She never understood. CHORUS ------------ I'm a man I'm a man I'm a man she said I'm a man I'm a man I'm a man she said. Edie I love you I love you, I Love you Edie I love you Won't you be my girl? ------------ Then one day it came to be She sent a petticoat to me I put away my pride and sighed And took my only chance. They all laughed and they all stared Edie smiled, I never cared Laughter turned to envy When she gave me every dance. CHORUS She ran off with a flapper girl Broke my heart and broke my world I guess they've gone a dancin' To London town for good. But for a while we had some fun And now my dancing days are done That fiery little maiden Well, I never understood. Never look back, well some may say Twas in the sun we made our hay Any regrets or sorrows? Absolutely none. If every dream was to come true I never would have met you Edie, hope you're happy girl We had a damn good run. CHORUS