The other day I talked to her a while:

It seemed as though whenever she would smile

I’d have a goneish feelin’ in my breast.

She’d be a peach, no matter how she dressed,

She’s got the other girls here beat a mile.

The red that’s on her cheeks ain’t painted there,

And she ain’t wearin’ no dead woman’s hair:

I don’t blame homely women if they try

To make themselves look fine, fer good looks pay—