Last June
at a party in Charleston
we ran up the bar tab that night
until this girl charged it all to her black card
oh the charms of Adeline

the next weekend
we went down to Daddy’s house
a mansion covered in vines
and as we strolled
those hundred acres
I saw the charms of Adeline

I should’ve known by now
rich people have nice things
it’s what life’s about
one day that cash
could help me through a jam or two
it’s what smart people do

Her Daddy
He’s a judge at the courthouse
locking up poor folks all the time
and he said, “Son,
you could get on the payroll”
oh the charms of adeline

I should’ve known by now
rich people have nice things
it’s what life’s about
i swear I’m immune
but I can’t hold out for long
oh I know that it’s wrong

it’ll haunt me every night
each time I go close my eyes
won’t it?
while most folks are scraping by
I’ll have a couple sleepless nights
in a comfy bed
again and again

I should’ve known by now
rich people have nice things
it’s what life’s about
one day that cash
could help me through a jam or two
it’s what smart people do

Oh Daddy
he delivers a verdict
and hear the defendant sigh
but those courts fee
buy my plantation wedding
for me and Adeline
oh yeah
for me and Adeline
oh yeah
for me and Adeline