I bought
my girl a diamond ring,
bigger than the morning star
And though it cost me everything,
my money didn't go very far
She turned up with a green finger,
oh yeah she had a green finger
Oh ho ho, she had a green finger and
she don't love me any more
Oh no, she don't love me any more
She gave me back my diamond ring
Said it wasn't real high class
I tried to scratch her window pane
I couldn't make a mark on the glass
My baby had a green finger
Oh lordy, what a green finger
Oh yeah, she had a green finger, and she don't love me any more,
oh no, she don't love me any more.
I went back to the jewellery shop,
I was really getting sore.
The man said, boy, for what you paid,
you couldn't expect any more.
I bet she had a green finger,
oh yeah, she had a green finger.
She had a green finger,
and she don't love me any more
Oh no, she don't love me any more
So if you buy a diamond ring,
be sure you've got a pile of dough
Don't try to be a spender if you
haven't got the money to show
Your chick'll have a green finger,
and she don't want no green finger
Oh, she had a green finger,
then she won't love you anymore
Oh, no, she won't love
you anymore