daddy s little pumpkin

John Prine

You must be daddy s little pumpkin
I can tell by the way you roll
You must be daddy s little pumpkin
I can tell by the way you roll
Why it s quarter past eleven
And you re sleeping on the bedroom floor

I can see the fire burning
Burning right behind your eyes
I can see the fire burning
Burning right behind your eyes
You must of swallowed a candle
Or some other kind of surprise

I m going down to Memphis
I got three hundred dollars in cash
I m going down to Memphis
I got three hundred dollars in cash
All the women in Memphis
Want to see how long my money will last

I m going downtown
I m gonna to rattle somebody s cage

I m going downtown
I m gonna rattle somebody s cage
I m gonna beat on my guitar
And strut all around the stage

If you see my baby coming
Don t tell her that her daddy s in jail
If you see my baby coming
Don t you tell her that her daddy s in jail
She d sell her little pumpkin just to raise
Her sweet daddy s bail

You must be daddy s little pumpkin
I can tell by the way you roll
You must be daddy s little pumpkin
I can tell by the way you roll
You never do nothing
To save your doggone soul.