Saw a girl at a picture show Walked right up and said hello Seemed to me like a girl in need I'm a guy who's build for speed You and me could have some fun, you pretty little one Took her riding all around the town Ain't no woman ever shut me down Ever seen a truck like this? How about a little kiss, you pretty little one Pretty little one Pretty little one Took her out about a month or so She's my gal, I told her so She resisted for a bit Maybe that's the way of it, you pretty little one Couple times she tried to leave Told her that don't work for me Her daddy tried to intervene Folks, I'm just a mean machine I can handle dumb old Pops, what's he done but shovel rocks I said baby that's enough Might have got a little rough on the pretty little one Pretty little one Pretty little one Then she called me late one night Said it's over, let's not fight I said sure, but one more talk Maybe just a little walk Round the block, a nice goodbye You're so lovely honey-pie I went over, picked her up Got her in my pickup truck Driving slow around the town Then I put the pedal down Took her down a gravel road Parked the truck where no one knows This is where the job gets done, you pretty little one Pretty little one Pretty little one Blackest night that I had seen In the darkness I felt mean From my boot, I pulled a knife Said I'm gonna take your life I was calm as I could get, so I lit a cigarette In the flicker I could see She had a pistol trained on me, that pretty little one I said mister, I'm no fool My daddy raised me country cool I think my papa knows enough Guys like you who think they're tough Read them easy as ABC That's when he gave this gun to me Ever since your truck arrived, my hand's been on this forty-five I went at her with my knife She pulled the trigger, shot me twice In the heart, and in the head. Took half a breath, slumped over dead She pumped another for good luck Right between my buttercups, that pretty little one Pretty little one Pretty little one In the grave, I'm dead and gone That little gal, she wrote this song She came over in due force, sang to me without remorse Then she whispered to the ground I'll let you have another round My name is Lucy Allencot You should know that I was not Your pretty little one