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
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