Mama Had a Stove — текст песни (Stan Ridgway)

They say that Im a loner

They say that Im a stooge

But all Ive ever wanted

Was back in baton rouge

Wed paddle up the river

Go fishin in a stream

Wed see the people drinkin

On the mississippi queen





Chorus:

And mama had a stove

And daddy had a still

Then daddy ran away

With his second cousin jill







I left home at ten

I joined a carnival

Washin down the elephants

Life was never dull

One night when the clowns

Had all got drunk

I sneaked into your wagon

And rifled through your trunk





Chorus repeat





And mama raised us up

To never tell a lie

Except when theres a secret

Where the neighbors tend to pry

Mama had a stove repeat x2