The Ballad of Maybell She walked in the restaurant lookin' like a roach Dark sunglasses ,hat and overcoat Seated at a table right next to mine She had a nervous twitch and a smile so sublime Before she could order I said kinda mild "Join me for dinner and we'll catch a movie afterwhile" She moved her chair over next to me We shared a menu and sipped iced tea The waiter brought the main course and lemon meringue pie Both of us seemed to be havin a good time I asked for the check and left a big tip We strolled out the door walkin' hip to hip We walked down the block a movie for to see She said the Terminator was showing on TV We went to her house I sat down on the couch She popped up some pop corn and dumped it out Into a bowl on the coffee table I asked her  name and she told me it was Maybell I watched the movie though I'd seen it before With Maybell there it wasn't so boring I finished off my pop corn and finished off my Coke When Maybell started laughing like I'd told some kinda joke I looked at her like she'd gone insane But she just kept a laughin' in a tone so deranged The movie was over and it was gettin' late She was still laughin' when I asked for another date Gigglin' she said "I'll show you the way out" And just to stop her laughin' I kissed her on the mouth She said "theres somethin' you oughtta know before we go out again I've been a woman for years but I used to be a man" I went runnin' down the road wakin' up the town Tryin' to figure out what had just gone down The moral I discovered comes in many forms People sometimes change from when they are born You can't judge a book by lookin' at the cover And be very careful who you choose for a lover -Rob McNurlin copyright Buffalo Skinner Music BMI