[Verse 1]
Saw a girl in Tampa
I asked her for a date
She said, "Baby, I'm a sailor
This thing better wait"
I said, "I don't believe you
Would you show me some proof?"
She showed me her tattoo
Then I knew that that's the truth

[Verse 2]
Met a woman on a highway
By the exit sign
You'd bet your last dollar
That she was forty-nine
But she swore to me
That she was still in her youth
When I turned down the lights
I knew that that's the truth

[Verse 3]
Had a girl on the border
I guess she was shy
Never spoke a word in years
Not even "hi"
One night she said, "Honey
We're gonna raise the roof"
She put on some dancing shoes
Then I knew that that's the truth
[Verse 4]
I knew a preacher's daughter
In fact, I knew her well
He said, "Son, you better ramble
Unless you've got something to sell"
Well, it's an eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth
He pulled out a forty-four
Now I know that that's the truth

[Refrain]
That's the truth