Shabby Doll Lyrics by Elvis Costello

Shabby Doll Lyrics

    Giving you more of what for
    Always worked for me before
    Now i'm a shabby doll
    What's going on behind the green elevator door
    With just a shabby doll

    There's a hit man facing
    A compromising situation
    With just a shabby doll
    And a very neat line in character assassination
    She's just a shabby doll

    She's just a shabby doll
    She's putting him off and putting you on
    She's just the shabby doll
    You're swearing upon you know in your heart
    She's gone you know in your heart
    She's just a shabby doll

    There's a girl in this dress
    There's always a girl in distress
    She's just a shabby doll
    She's so sure she's self-possessed
    Then again she's half undressed
    She's just a shabby doll

    The boy that i used to be
    Showed no sign of sympathy
    For just a shabby doll
    I have betrayed you and me
    And paid for my own bribery
    With just a shabby doll

    (chorus)

    He's the tired toy that everyone enjoyed
    He wants to be a fancy man but he's nothing but a nancy boy
    He's all pride and no joy

    And being what you might call a whore
    Always worked for me before
    Now i'm a shabby doll
    Untie the gag the cat's out of the bag
    But won't show his claws
    He's just a shabby doll

    She said you must be joking
    Some things are left unspoken
    You're just a shabby doll
    He's lying limp and soaking
    He was openly broken
    By just a shabby doll

    (chorus)

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