Letra de Fancy (Acoustic Version)
I remember it all very well, lookin' back It was the summer I turned 18 We lived in a one room, rundown shack On the outskirts of New Orleans We didn't have money for food or rent To say the least, we were hard-pressed Then Mama spent every last penny we had To buy me a dancin' dressMama washed, and combed, and curled my hair She painted my eyes and lips (lips) And then I stepped into a satin dancin' dress I had a split on the side Clean up to my hip But it was red Velvet trim and it fit me good Standin' back from the lookin' glass There stood a woman Where a half gown kid had stoodShe said, "here's your one chance Fancy, don't let me down" She said, "here's your one chance Fancy, don't let me down"Mama dabbled little bit of perfume on my neck Then she kissed my cheek And then I saw the tears Wellin' up in her troubled eyes When she started to speak She looked at our pitiful shack And then she looked at me And took a ragged breath She said, "Your pa's runned off, and I'm real sick And the baby's gonna starve to death"She handed me a heart shaped locket that said "To thine own self be true" And I shivered as I watched a roach crawl across The toe of my high heel shoe Sounded like somebody else, it was talkin' Askin', "Mama, what do I do?" She said, "Just be nice to the gentlemen, Fancy They'll be nice to you"She said, "Here's your one chance Fancy, don't let me down" She said, "Here's your one chance Fancy, don't let me down"Lord, forgive me for what I do (do) But if you want out, well, it's up to you Now don't let me down now Your mama's gonna move you uptownThat was the last time I saw my ma The night I left that rickety shack The welfare people came and took the baby Mama died and I ain't been back But the wheels of fate had started to turn And for me, there was no way out Wasn't very long 'til I knew exactly What my mama been talkin' aboutI knew what I had to do And I made myself this solemn vow That I's gonna be a lady someday Though I don't know when or how But I couldn't see spending the rest of my life With my head hung down in shame You know I might have been born Just plain white trash But Fancy Rose was my nameAnd she said, "Here's your one chance" "Fancy, don't let me down" She said, "Here's your one chance" "Fancy, don't let me down"Wasn't long after a benevolent man Took me in off the streets One week later, I was pourin' his tea In a five room hotel suite (yes, he was) I charmed a king, a congressman And an occasional aristocrat And then I got me a Georgia mansion And an elegant New York townhouse flatI ain't done bad (she ain't done bad)Now in this world There's a lot of self-righteous hypocrites That'd call me bad (bad) Criticizing mama for turning me out No matter how little we had, oh But though, I ain't had to worry 'bout nothin' For now or 15 years I can still hear the desperation In my poor mama's voice ringin' in my earsHere's your one chance Fancy, don't let me down She said, "Here's your one chance Fancy, don't let me down" Lord, forgive me for what I do (do) But if you want out Well, it's up to you Now don't let me down Your mama's gonna move you uptownAnd I guess she did Uhu U-uhu O yeah, uh yeah