Pompadour Lady

from Idiosyncratic by Benjamin Arthur Ellis

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POMPADOUR LADY –Benjamin Arthur Ellis

Driving downtown in her hip-length gown she was crazy
Radio playin’ that crazy sound, oh my god what a lady
Step aside tough guy stash your switch
She’s gonna kick your ass, she’s a son-of-a bitch

She’s a Pompadour Lady, teeth in the clouds
Stuck a boot in the pearly gates and she wouldn’t let go

I was flowin’, then she got me goin’
when she looked at me and blew me a kiss
I stubbed my toe and forgot where I was goin’
no an I wasn’t really ready for this
And then she laughed like she didn’t care
And would you look at what she did with her hair

She’s a Pompadour Lady, teeth in the clouds
Stuck a boot in the pearly gates and she wouldn’t let go
Pompadour Lady, so precious and proud
You can ask her anything
She’ll just say no

I spent an awful lot of time alone,
I’ve been wounded by a wicked world
And I’ve discovered I’m particularly prone
To being broken by a beautiful girl
So go on baby take the world by the horns
You been ready since the day you was born

You’re a Pompadour Lady . . .

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from Idiosyncratic, released July 15, 2016
Tony Frickey – Drums
Eddie Payne – Electric Bass Guitar
-- All other vocals and instruments:
Benjamin Arthur Ellis

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Benjamin Arthur Ellis New Orleans, Louisiana

Benjamin Arthur Ellis is a singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, graphic artist, filmmaker, actor, carpenter and curmudgeon based out of New Orleans.

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