Lonely lady one, she run away And number two, she do the same Lady number three walk out on me Like number four Who's keeping score? Lady five, oh how she lied She made me pay some dues Six and seven, eight, nine, ten They really were bad news Oh no, they'd only break my heart That's how it seems And then I finally came upon A lady seventeen Lonely lady number seventeen She stayed a while She had the style Lonely lady number seventeen She got to be with lonely me Lonely Lonely lady number seventeen Yeah Lonely lady! Ladies eleven, twelve and thirteen They came and went Baby, I still can hear them sayin' "It's time to repent" I turned around and there she was With such a sweet surprise A lovin' face, lovin' smile And love lights in her eyes Lonely lady number seventeen You stayed a while You had the style Lonely lady number seventeen Come on and be with lonely me Oh no When lady fourteen walked out That's when I screamed I had no luck with lady fifteen Or sweet sixteen But lonely lady number seventeen You stayed a while You had the style Lonely lady number seventeen Come and and be with lonely me Lonely Lonely lady number seventeen Yeah Lonely lady She makes me feel so sociable Lonely lady Number seventeen Yes Lonely lady, lonely Lonely lady Number seventeen