Daddy's Little Pumpkin

by John Prine

From the album: The Missing Years

Track 7 of 15 on The Missing Years (1991).

Duration: 2:41

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Lyrics for Daddy's Little Pumpkin

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 Well, it's quarter past 11 And you're sleepin' on the bedroom floor I can see the fire burnin' Burnin' right behind your eyes I can see the fire burnin' Baby, burnin' right behind your eyes You must've swallowed a candle Or some other kinda surprise I'm goin' down to Memphis Got three hundred dollars in cash Yeah, I'm goin' down to Memphis Got three hundred dollars in cash All the women in Memphis Gonna see how long my money could last Well, I'm goin' Downtown Gonna rattle somebody's cage Yeah, I'm goin' 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 comin' Don't you tell her that her daddy's in jail If you see my baby comin' Don't 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 Well, you never do nothin' To save your doggone soul

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