Barely standing three feet
at the Crockett County Fair
Everybody called her Penny Annie
She'd dance for a penny or for free
I bet a penny I'd have taken
Years went by and she became
Dancing for a penny or for free
Then one year she didn't appear
Now the Crockett County Fair
Then one night I saw her name
She was showin' off her womanhood
During the bump and grind
And I can't say that I enjoyed the
Now she works lying on her back
Dancing to a different tune
But then it comes again too soon
Didn't anybody ever tell you, Annie
pay the man who plays the tune
but when the dancing's done
But sometimes you find you dance
with every devil in the room
Everybody called her Penny An nie
She'd dance for a penny or for free
If Annie had been any older then
I'd have taken Annie home with me
Dear God, I'm wishing I had taken