A Gentleman On My Mind Song Lyrics and Chords by Leona Williams
A Gentleman On My Mind
Recorded by Leona Williams
Written by Jim Mundy
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I've worked at slingin' drinks at this bar
Until I've almost lost my
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mind
And I've been offered minks
A brand new car at least a thousand
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times
But they're just blowin' smoke
Most of them are broke I always
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find
But I don't like that kinda talk
I've got a gentleman on my
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mind
They like my skimpy uniform
And grab hold of my arm when I walk
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by
They come in from a hard days work
And drink away their hurt and un
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wind
But they won't leave a tip
If I give 'em too much lip or be un
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kind
But I don't won't that kind of man
I've got a gentleman on my
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mind
I've
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got a gentleman
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on my mind
And
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in this place they're hard to find
When
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they get full of beer and wine
Gets pretty deep and the lies fly
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I've got a gentleman on my
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mind
Well I've listened to their jokes
And breathed their cigar smoke
Till I half
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blind
Most of them are hangin' round
And I have to turn 'em down cause I'm
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tired
It's not wrong of them to ask
But they could do it with
A little more class and
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pride
Well I may not be a saint
But I've got a gentleman on my
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mind
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I've got a gentleman on my
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mind
FAQ
Who sang the the song A Gentleman On My Mind?
- The song A Gentleman On My Mind was sang by Leona Williams.
Who is Leona Williams?
- Leona Belle Helton (born January 7, 1943 in Vienna, Missouri, United States) is an American country music singer known professionally as Leona Williams. Active since 1958, Williams has been a backing musician for Loretta Lynn and Merle Haggard and The Strangers. (She and Haggard were married between 1978 and 1983.) She also charted eight times on Hot Country Songs, with her only Top 40 hit being a duet with Haggard titled "The Bull and the Beaver."
