所属专辑:Harper Valley P.T.A. (The Plantation Recordings 1968-70)
歌手: Jeannie C. Riley
时长: 03:22
Run, Jeannie, Run - Jeannie C. Riley[00:00:00]
I was born a way back in the hills[00:00:06]
In a shack the oldest child of ten[00:00:11]
On one hot and sultry day mama got sick[00:00:19]
And passed away[00:00:24]
Givin' birth to baby brother ben[00:00:26]
I stood there and I cried as I watched my mama die[00:00:33]
I guess I was too young to understand[00:00:39]
Papa didn't shed a tear or even really seemed to care[00:00:47]
I thought it was because he was a man[00:00:53]
When mama was laid to rest pa[00:01:00]
Said jeannie do your best[00:01:04]
I'm leavin' but I won't be gone long[00:01:06]
The town was many miles away[00:01:13]
Where papa seemed to wanna stay[00:01:16]
So soon after mama had gone[00:01:20]
Then it was work jeannie work jeannie work jeannie work[00:01:26]
The hard times had just begun[00:01:30]
Yes it's work[00:01:33]
Jeannie work[00:01:34]
Jeannie work[00:01:35]
Jeannie work[00:01:36]
For jeannie there was no fun[00:01:37]
Papa started drinkin' wine[00:01:42]
And chasin' women all the time[00:01:45]
And livin' off the fat of the land[00:01:49]
We children did the best[00:01:56]
We could milked the cows[00:01:57]
And chopped the wood[00:02:00]
And ate what mama left us canned[00:02:02]
One day the sheriff walked in[00:02:09]
To notify the next of kin papa[00:02:12]
Was run over by a train[00:02:17]
It had been almost a year[00:02:23]
Since papa left us here we were sorry[00:02:26]
But really felt no pain[00:02:31]
The sheriff said that day[00:02:37]
Children can't live this way[00:02:40]
Said he'd send someone to take us into town[00:02:43]
That night I said goodbye[00:02:50]
My little brothers and sisters cried[00:02:53]
But I ran away so far I'd not be found[00:02:57]
And now it's run[00:03:03]
Jeannie run[00:03:04]
Jeannie run[00:03:05]
Jeannie run[00:03:06]
Jeannie's gonna find some fun[00:03:07]
Yeah it's run[00:03:10]
Jeannie run[00:03:11]
Jeannie run[00:03:12]
Jeannie run run[00:03:13]
And find you some fun[00:03:14]
Yeah it's run[00:03:17]
Jeannie run[00:03:18]
Jeannie run[00:03:19]