Martha Ellen Jenkins Lyrics - Marty Robbins

Martha Ellen Jenkins, how long have I chased 

The boys away from you 

It seems like it was yesterday I turned 

Bill Johnson's green eyes black and blue 

That was back in Grammar School, already 

You had won my heart away 

Martha Ellen Jenkins, I even loved you 

In the second grade 

Martha Ellen Jenkins, I remember every time 

You broke my heart 

The eighth grade it was Tommy Joe 

Tommy, he was trouble from the start 

I met him in the schoolyard one afternoon 

When everyone was gone 

Martha Ellen Jenkins, Tommy didn't 

Stay around too long 

Martha Ellen Jenkins, how long have the boys 

Been makin' eyes at you 

You've always been a pretty one 

You'd be any fella's gream come true 

All the way through high school it tore 

Me up to watch them as they stared 

Martha Ellen Jenkins, at times 

You didn't notice I was there 

Martha Ellen Jenkins, how long have 

I waited for the day to come 

Ever since the second grade I prayed 

That I would be the lucky one 

Now you're walkin' down the aisle 

Just the way I always dreamed you would 

Martha Ellen Jenkins, now I've chased 

The boys away for good 

Martha Ellen Jenkins, now I've chased 

The boys away for good