How she got that junk car running
Guess I'll never know
It never ran but once
And set to winters in the snow
Well, imagine running out on me
When I lay sound asleep
Allegheny
Well, my big mistake was thinking
She was something I could keep
She stole my winter's food supply
And something else I fear
My savings in the mattress
Have strangely disappeared
Now those who know me best
Knows he who robs me best beware
Allegheny
I'm gonna call up the dogs
And hunt you down
Drag you back here by the hair
Oh, Allegheny, something tells me
You're dis-satisfied
Well, could it be because
I've been your mail-order bride
There's a half of you that's French
Yeah, and I need to crave a better style
And a half of you is Cherokee
Yeah, and I've gone wild
Allegheny
She's got a head start on me
As a crow flies half a day
And unless I miss my guess
She'll stop to rest in Monterey
But if I take the Knoxville Highway
Thirteen hours it will be
Allegheny
Well, she forgot I knew the shortcut
I'll be there in less than three
Oh, Allegheny, something tells me
You're dis-satisfied
Well, could it be because
I've been your mail-order bride
There's a half of you that's French
Yeah, and I need to crave a better style
And a half of you is Cherokee
Yeah, and I've gone wild
Allegheny
I signaled for my dogs to wait
Outside the hotel door
I described her to the desk clerk
He said, "Try the second floor"
And then he mentioned she's got company
And that marks the strangest doom
Allegheny
I wish I was her so I could see my face
When I bust into the room
Oh, Allegheny, something tells me
You're dis-satisfied
Well, could it be because
I've been your mail-order bride
There's a half of you that's French
Yeah, and I need to crave a better style
And a half of you is Cherokee
Yeah, and I've gone wild
Allegheny
Allegheny
Allegheny, come back here
Allegheny
Allegheny