3812
Wanda looked all around this town
3813
And all she found was Earl.
3814
Well, it wasn’t two weeks
3815
After she got married that
3816
Wanda started gettin’ abused
3817
She’d put on dark glasses or long sleeved blouses
3818
And make-up to cover her bruise
3819
Well she finally got the nerve to file for divorce
3820
She let the law take it from there
3821
But Earl walked right through that restraining order
3822
And put her in intensive care
[Nothing like a light, upbeat song, eh?]
3823
Right away Mary Anne flew in from Atlanta
[I was describing this song to my sister the other day–she’d never heard it, and wondered how a song with this subject matter could be so peppy and upbeat. Then she saw the official video, and laughed out loud. I think she finally understood the concept of a “black comedy.”]
3824
On a red eye midnight flight
3825
She held Wanda’s hand as they worked out a plan
3826
And it didn’t take them long to decide
3827
That Earl had to die. Goodbye Earl
3828
Those black-eyed peas?
3829
They tasted alright to me, Earl
3830
You’re feeling weak?
3831
Why don’t you lay down and sleep, Earl?