Where Is Bobbie Gentry?

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Early this morning (Thursday Sept. 3rd), I heard this tune on WCBE by Jill Sobule from her new CD called Where Is Bobbie Gentry. Bobbie Gentry is living somewhere in seclusion. We miss her and her mysterious songs. She also did Fancy and played with Glen Campbell and Johnny Cash. I am glad to hear a song that resolves the mystery of Ode to Billy Joe. Keep on cranking em out Jill Sobule...maybe Bobbie will get a hold of you soon for a duet! Here is the lyrics to Jill's new song Where Is Bobby Gentry?

Out in the desert where the sun slowly cures deep brown
She's got a little shack, a pickup truck
Parked out on the edge of town
It's just what I imagined, no one knows where she'd be
Maybe she's in heaven passing black-eyed peas

Where is Bobbie Gentry?
Where is Bobbie Gentry?

Up in Alaska, Hollywood, or maybe in Japan
I bet that she's still beautiful, goes barefoot everywhere she can
Does she still play guitar or write a song or two?
Maybe that was over; she's got better things to do

Where is Bobbie Gentry?
Where is Bobbie Gentry?

If I could just find you
I would love you, then I'd leave you alone
If I could just find you
I would love you and I'd leave you alone
Alone
(Whoo)

In 1967, Bobbie made it on the Billboard charts
Then ten years later, disappeared and broke everybody's heart
Does she ever go to Choctaw?
Ever go back on that ridge?
Well, I was the baby who was thrown off the Tallahatchie Bridge
Well, I was the baby who was thrown off the Tallahatchie Bridge (Where is Bobbie Gentry?)

Where is Bobbie Gentry?

B-O-double B-I-E G-E-N-T-R-Y
B-O-double B-I-E G-E-N-T-R-Y

Where is Bobbie Gentry?
Where is Bobbie Gentry?
Where is Bobbie Gentry?
Here it comes
Where is Bobbie Gentry?