the girl from cincinnati

took the continental trailways

'cause i didn't have the fare

to get from cincinnati to los angeles by air

the guy who said he'd meet me

in a shiny limousine

with a contract in his pocket

turned out to be a queen

he could not see my body

or appreciate my good looks

had i fallen for some story

that i read in all of the books

but i ain't

goin' back

to the bottom side of the tracks

no

no

and i ain't

goin' back

to the bottom side of the tracks

no i ain't goin' back

to cincinnati

so i got myself an agent

with a roll of dollar bills

and a beverly type mansion

in the middle of the hills

i was friendly with producers

and was heading out with the stars

i played the backseat heroine

in a thousand different cars

from cavalier to playboy

to the johnny carson show

to holding up some dogfood

for a firm in idaho

i've a screen-test every weekend

and i'm constantly on call

i'll be twenty-five next summer

and thirty-five next fall

but i ain't

goin' back

to the bottom side of the track

no

no

and i ain't

goin' back

to the bottom side of the track

you'll never get me to go back

ain't goin' back

to cincinnati