Lizzie King
Lizzie King had a heart of gold /
A hooker by trade or so we're told /
She’d show up when the guys got paid /
With a surrey of girls - the guys got laid /
She even had brass tokens made /
"Good for 50 cents in trade" /
And when the police came around /
They didn't come to shut her down /
From her bawdy house on Market Square /
Lizzie always gave her share /
She'd donate money - donate clothes /
For the poor and indisposed. /
No - Lizzie King of St. Joe fame /
Must have been one classy dame.
Mdailey 8/17/11
Lizzie King was a famous "Lady of the Evening" in St. Joseph, MO back in the late 1800. There is a picture of her for sale on E-bay I believe.
Copyright © Mike Dailey | Year Posted 2011
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