They say that I'm a loner
They say that I'm a stooge
But all I've ever wanted
Was back in baton rouge
We'd paddle up the river
Go fishin' in a stream
We'd 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 there's a secret
Where the neighbors tend to pry
Mama had a stove repeat x2
They say that I'm a stooge
But all I've ever wanted
Was back in baton rouge
We'd paddle up the river
Go fishin' in a stream
We'd 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 there's a secret
Where the neighbors tend to pry
Mama had a stove repeat x2
Other albums by the artist
Beloved Movie Star - Single
2000 · single
Black Diamond
1998 · album
This Town Called Fate
2022 · single
Train of Thought
2021 · single
Operator Help Me
2021 · single
Afghan Forklift
2020 · single
Priestess of the Promised Land
2020 · single
She's Wearing You Down
2020 · single
Big Dumb Town
2020 · single
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