Oh what was her name she used to sit next to me in math
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Had the saddest eyes I'd ever seen and like me she was only sixteen
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What was her name she was so silent and strange
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Then the word leaked out and time brought about the truth and the tragedy began
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She was only sixteen and married and married to a law-breaking man
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And lovin' him and trustin' him as only a young girl can
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He looked so exciting and different to the eyes of this innocent child
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He said I'll marry you and carry you through a life exciting and wild
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Oh what was her name I see her so well in my mind
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Especially that day right after school when I saw her for the last time
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The sheriff's car was there she looked so small and alone
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As they put her inside and drove out of sight I was scared and ran all the way home
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They were tryin' to make her betray him but she refused to understand
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How the love of her life could be mixed up with a dirty thieving man
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So she never said a word against him and finally they set her free
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When she met him that night she was surprised when he said
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That's the last time you'll squeal on me
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When the first bell rang the next morning she was sittin' on the schoolhouse steps
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Leaning 'gaist the rail she looked so pale I asked a friend if she was asleep
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The last bells rang and still she didn't move as we all started to class
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So June went over to her sayin' come on the last bells has rang
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That's when she saw the knife in her back oh heck what was her name
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What Was Her Name
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| Jeannie C. Riley |
