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Shirley

from Americayana by Aaron Rester

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Shirley slings hash at a diner
30 miles south of nowhere.
She purrs as she greets
every man that she meets,
you know Shirley likes her meat to be rare.

Shirley’s used to getting what she wants,
in love, all-out war is fair.
I think she used to be quite the beauty,
now I think her prey is just scared.

I know you got a woman, but Shirley she surely don’t care.
I’m not saying she’s a maneater, but boy you better beware.

Well Shirley, she’s gonna get you,
Shirley is sharpening her claws.
And it’s coffee she pours, while right through the doors,
her next meal walks straight into her jaws.

Wells dry up when she’s walking by,
and the birds they stop their songs.
The dogs start to howl with the foam on their jowls,
she likes to put her nose where it doesn’t belong.

Shirley’s gone down to Houston,
you know she’s got a brother down there.
They say he’s got connections to the Outfit,
you can ask him yourself if you dare.

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from Americayana, released August 1, 2017
Written by Aaron Rester.

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