She was only seventeen 
In her prime of life she was lean 
And her only dream was to be on the silver screen 
She hailed from north of Baltimore 
Her mama says she’d end up a whore 
And she spent up all her dough at the movie show 

She’s all go go go yeah yeah 
She wears her pants on her hips too low 
She learned it all in magazines 
She’s Magdalene 
Ain’t it funny how the sun shines ? 

She was only seventeen 
She packed her bag and went to the scene 
She said I’m gonna take on this town I’m gonna be the queen 
She mingled like she’d been there before 
She worked it till they hollered for more 
Then she took off all her clothes 
Now everybody knows 

She’s all go go go yeah yeah 
She wears her pants on her hips too low 
She learned it all in magazines 
She’s magdalene 
Ain’t it funny how the sun shines? 

Oh no no, she’s all go go go yeah yeah 
She wears her pants on her hips too low 
She learned it all in magazines 
She’s magdalene 
Ain’t it funny how the sun shines?