Lonely lady one, she run away
And number two, she do the same
Lady number three walk out on me
Like number four
Who's keeping score?
Lady five, oh how she lied
She made me pay some dues
Six and seven, eight, nine, ten,
They really were bad news

Oh no, they'd only break my heart
That's how it seems
And then I finally came upon
A lady seventeen

Lonely lady number seventeen,
She stayed a while
She had the style
Lonely lady number seventeen,
She got to be with lonely me
Lonely, lonely lady number seventeen, yeah
Lonely lady!

Ladies eleven, twelve and thirteen,
They came and went
"baby," I still can hear them sayin'
"it's time to repent"
I turned around,
And there she was
With such a sweet surprise:
A lovin' face,
Lovin' smile,
And love lights in her eyes

Lonely lady number seventeen,
You stayed a while
You had the style
Lonely lady number seventeen,
Come on and be
With lonely me
Oh no, when lady fourteen walked out,
That's when I screamed
No luck with lady fifteen
Or sweet sixteen

But lonely lady number seventeen,
You stayed a while
You had the style
Lonely lady number seventeen,
Come on an be
With lonely me
Lonely, lonely lady
Number seventeen, yeah!
Lonely lady!
She makes me feel so sociable