Mrs Dupree

© 2020

Hey Mrs Dupree
Look at me can’t you see I’m scot free
Flowers on your step were from me, and
I’d do anything for you believe me

Hey Mrs Dupree
Don’t you know I’ve loved you so long…
It’s been a year of time since your man’s been gone
Would it be a crime if you’re not alone?

Now I eat pretty with a dining spoon
although you ain’t seen me in a suit from the tailor
We could drive to the city in the afternoon
Maybe, take a plane to Surabaya

Hey Mrs Dupree
Tell me how you got things put right
I walked past your house looks dark tonight
And you sit alone at the back in the candlelight

Hey Mrs Dupree
Got a demon inside my head
Let me in and we’ll do just like we’re wed
Watch me light the candles round the bed

Now I eat pretty with a dining spoon
although you ain’t seen me in a suit from the tailor
We could drive to the city in the afternoon
Maybe take a plane to Surabaya
Take a plane to Surabaya(run away)

If you would contemplate my offer, I would give up anything
I could wait to be your lover, we’ll get married in the Spring, yeah!

Hey Mrs Dupree
I could feel the chill he sent you
Is it true, that he never loved you
took the faith and fight out of you

Hey Mrs Dupree, oh…
Working in your house I blocked my ears, but
I know how he betrayed you for years, and
At the funeral I saw no tears

I know how he betrayed you for years…

You see…
I can eat pretty, so won’t you please come with me
I can carry your cases on the busy street
I can bring ice tea while you put up your feet
Put smiles on faces and talk up sweet
I can pay the fee for your window seat
So let’s take a plane to Surabaya

If you consider my offer, I could give up anything, yeah
I could wait to be your lover, we’ll get married in the Spring, yeah!

Hey Mrs Dupree
Flowers on your step were from me
Oh …

Understand, I’ve loved you so long…