Jeannie C Riley Edna Burgoo Lyrics

Edna Burgoo Lyrics

Edna Burgoo wore a shoe size No 10



When the roll was called that fall and class was ready to begin



She was five feet nine and showin' signs of growin' still some more



Every time she'd sit down she bump her knees and knock her pencils on the
floor



There was one old gripy teacher in the bunch



Picked on Edna for everything from books to the baloney in her lunch



And Edna's temper every day was growin' mighty thin



So to avoid the clash she changed her class took up gym when basketball
begin



Now the forward on our team was Mabel Earl



She refused to let her couch replace her with this big new girl



So Edna won the bench while we moaned and groaned as Mabel failed to score



Now I can't say who done it but at the half someone helped Mabel break her
toe







Now the action sure got fast that second half



With Mabel out Edna came on strong to bring the hometeam back



There was no way that ball could miss when Edna raised her feet



And when a mighty throw put it through the hook



The crowd came screaming off their seats



Our strappy little guard was Emma Jean



No sooner the ball would miss the hook then she'd steal it for our team



Edna threw the goal so fast the lights couldn't keep up with the score



And a halftime 80:17 climbed all the way to read 90:84



Two minutes left showed on the scoreboard clock



Edna and Emma Jean were sweatin' like cotton hands on the dock



With seconds left a faster playin' just about splattered our minds



For Edna had two free shots coming and the score was 90:89







When Edna Burgoo put her tootsies on the mark



Everybody in that place got so quiet it hurt my heart



She bounced the ball on her fingertips and then she hit the spot



It was 90:90 but nobody moved and she steadied her knees for that second
shot



Made no difference if her shoe was No 10



We were pullin' for her to make the mark and let our hometeam win



Then the hats flew high and the crowd went wild when Edna's shot was done



For she made champions of us all with the score of 90:91