Colonel Maggie Lyrics - Roger Miller

Colonel Maggie is my friend she got my self respect right back for me 

Colonel Maggie is my friend with good old motherly sweet sympathy 

Flat down on the street with a bottle at my feet 

Gutter life and wine was all I craved 

Then she came up to me from the Salvation Army 

She thought that I was good enough to save 

Colonel Maggie is my friend she tried to put some pride back into me 

Colonel Maggie is my friend with good old motherly sweet sympathy 

She helped me to my feet and she got me off the street 

I was far too sick to look ashamed 

Some soup and hot tea and a blanket over me 

And when we talked she called me by my name