FRANCIS (Gary Leeds/Joey Molland/Paul Crane/John Lawson)
[from Gary Walker & The Rain Album No. 1 LP - recorded 1968 - released Japan 1968]
[from Gary Walker & The Rain Album No. 1 CD - recorded 1968 - released Japan 2009]

Remember in school, he was ever so cool about teacher
Acting the fool, he would break all the rules of the preacher
And Francis philanderer, on Saturday
Met up with Alice and took her away

As he grew older, he also grew bolder and sold her
It wasn't like him to be mean with his money, he told her
He took her away for a year and a day
He gave her the time of her life
He thought he would buy everything that he wanted
But he couldn't buy him a wife
A-money couldn't buy him a wife

[guitar solo]

He didn't expect it, he thought she'd accept him for money
He felt dejected, now he's just a rejected honey
Francis philanderer, on Saturday
He met up with Alice and took her away
He thought he could buy everything that he wanted
Money brought him nothing but strife
He bought all the cars and a house in the country
But money couldn't buy him a wife
Money couldn't buy him a wife

Francis philanderer
A-Francis philanderer (Money couldn't buy him a wife)
Baby, oh oh-oh (Money couldn't buy him a wife)
Francis
Yeah, yeah (Money couldn't buy him a wife)
It couldn't buy him a wife (Money couldn't buy him a wife)
Francis philanderer, yeah (Money couldn't buy him a wife)
Spent all his money, oh-oh (Money couldn't buy him a wife)
Yeah, yeah, said it's alright (Money couldn't buy him a wife).

transcription by Tom Brennan

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