Lyric discussion by daniel419 

Cover art for Fancy lyrics by Bobbie Gentry

Fancy was written by singer-songwriter, Bobbie Gentry, in 1969. It became her second biggest solo hit after her monster #1 Ode to Billie Joe. Fancy, released in Oct 1969, went #8 a.c,#31 pop, #26 country and #65 r&b for Bobbie. It spent four solid months on the pop hot 100 and earned Bobbie a grammy nomination and Academy of Country Music nod for top female vocalist. In Canada, the song went #26 pop,1 country and #8 a.c. It would end up selling 1 million copies in North America. Bobbie stated in 1974: "Fancy is my strongest statement for womens lib". It was an unapologtic look at the female condition and the reality many of the working poor faced.