They ran through hills and forest
As two under a spell
He was a city boy Floyd the outlaw
And I thought I new him well.
Long after that great summer
When I first came into my fame
And the avenger from Oklahoma
Was added to my name
The avenger I became.
Well they call me avenging Annie
I'm avenging the womanhood
I spend my whole life telling lies
These on a mess and over good
I'll take all you spoiled young hippies
Running around playing games
They're surrounding your bed, I'll blow your head
I'll put you through a change.
What you've done to others
I do unto you.
Then I met my sensitive outlaw
He was the best thing I had ever did seen
I want to be his wife for the rest of my life,
But I was so blind I could never had seen.
No!
So I joined up with my outlaw
And headed for California.
He treated me worse than I'd ever imagined
He didn't say he didn't want me around
He kept it up so long, I couldn't be strong
He run me right into the ground.
After five long years,
He picked me up and then he slammed me down.
Then I told my friends about him
They all were on my side
But I could see through the haze he looked so crazy
I put my head right down and I cried.
For my poor lover
I cried like a mother for my poor lover.
And I feel so sad about it,
but I knew I couldn't do him no good
He was so gone while standing on the lawn
I left him, I knew I should
But I knew I couldn't do him no good
And now I live out on a mountain top
And I'm almost thirty-five
And I've found my piece and found my release
And I'm happy just to be alive.
And I might go back to my Floyd
If I think it's the thing to do
He gave up murder and theft right after I left
And you know I still love him, too
Just like your woman loves you
Just like your woman loves you
Just like your woman loves you
Just like your woman loves you
Just like your woman loves you
Just like your woman loves you
Just like your woman loves you
Well they call me Avenging Annie
I'm avenging the womanhood
I spend my whole life telling lies
And I lead you on and mess you over good.
As two under a spell
He was a city boy Floyd the outlaw
And I thought I new him well.
Long after that great summer
When I first came into my fame
And the avenger from Oklahoma
Was added to my name
The avenger I became.
Well they call me avenging Annie
I'm avenging the womanhood
I spend my whole life telling lies
These on a mess and over good
I'll take all you spoiled young hippies
Running around playing games
They're surrounding your bed, I'll blow your head
I'll put you through a change.
What you've done to others
I do unto you.
Then I met my sensitive outlaw
He was the best thing I had ever did seen
I want to be his wife for the rest of my life,
But I was so blind I could never had seen.
No!
So I joined up with my outlaw
And headed for California.
He treated me worse than I'd ever imagined
He didn't say he didn't want me around
He kept it up so long, I couldn't be strong
He run me right into the ground.
After five long years,
He picked me up and then he slammed me down.
Then I told my friends about him
They all were on my side
But I could see through the haze he looked so crazy
I put my head right down and I cried.
For my poor lover
I cried like a mother for my poor lover.
And I feel so sad about it,
but I knew I couldn't do him no good
He was so gone while standing on the lawn
I left him, I knew I should
But I knew I couldn't do him no good
And now I live out on a mountain top
And I'm almost thirty-five
And I've found my piece and found my release
And I'm happy just to be alive.
And I might go back to my Floyd
If I think it's the thing to do
He gave up murder and theft right after I left
And you know I still love him, too
Just like your woman loves you
Just like your woman loves you
Just like your woman loves you
Just like your woman loves you
Just like your woman loves you
Just like your woman loves you
Just like your woman loves you
Well they call me Avenging Annie
I'm avenging the womanhood
I spend my whole life telling lies
And I lead you on and mess you over good.