I saw her there in the corner Singing somebody else's songs Black boots, a naked finger Just a begging' us to sing along And there I am, sittin', drinking' alone But I been here too long to go home Laura Lee, sugar sweet Are you drinkin' on somebody's tab Leave that strange man alone And take a sip of my bourbon instead I heard you singing Hank 1 2 and 3 And no one else here caught on but me Hey Laura Lee, won't you give me a glance Past the tips in your glass at the end of the booth She said "You have a request, well mister not so fast It's gonna cost at least a Lincoln from you" She says "I'll take a short break" Then she's leaning on somebody's arm Sitting pretty, bottles clinkin' While I'm trying to conjure up the charm But week after week, unlucky line after line She just shoots me a wink Saying, "hey, maybe next time" Hey Laura Lee, won't you give me a glance Past the tips in your glass at the end of the booth She said "You have a request, well mister not so fast, It's gonna cost at least a Lincoln from you" She's a circus, she's a palace, she's a weekend queen Me oh my, look at the time, its time she looked at me Well I've got no songs That I've been itching to hear But if you buy me a minute I'd love to buy me a beer Hey Laura Lee, won't you give me a glance Past the tips in your glass at the end of the booth She said "You have a request, well mister not so fast, It's gonna cost at least a Lincoln from you" Hey Laura Lee, won't you give me a chance I'm the man in the plaid at the back of the room Hey Laura Lee, please look at me Cause you know that I've been looking at you Laura Lee Look at me Laura Lee Cause you know that I've been looking at you