Written by Dallas Frazier
C C7 C Well tonight I'm gonna meet her C C7 C At the Hungry House Cafe G G7 And I'm gonna give her all the lovin I can C C7 She's gonna jump and holler F F7 Cause I saved up two dollars C G C And we're gonna search and find that preacher man C C7 G C Elvira Elvira my heart's on fire Elvira C C7 C She's got eyes that look like heaven C C7 C Lips like sherry wine G G7 She sure knows how to make a real poor boy feel fine C C7 She's gonna jump and holler F F7 Cause I saved up two dollars C G C And we're gonna search and find that preacher man C C7 G C Elvira Elvira my heart's on fire Elvira C C7 She say giddy up oom poppa oom poppa mow mow C C7 Giddy up oom poppa oom poppa mow mow C7 G C Hi oh silver away yea yea SOLO C C7 C Well tonight I'm gonna meet her C C7 C At the Hungry House Cafe G G7 And I'm gonna give her all the lovin I can C C7 She's gonna jump and holler F F7 Cause I saved up two dollars C G C And we're gonna search and find that preacher man C C7 G C Elvira Elvira my heart's on fire Elvira C C7 G C Elvira Elvira my heart's on fire Elvira C C7 She say giddy up oom poppa oom poppa mow mow C C7 Giddy up oom poppa oom poppa mow mow C7 G C Hi oh silver away yea yea From Rodney Crowell "Ain't Living Long Like This" Warner Brothers Records 1978 Copyright Acuff Rose Publishing