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Born in Louisiana in a town called |
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FranklinAnd she was fully matured by the time she reached the age of 10 |
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Mulatto girl, that's what they called her |
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And mulattos never had no trouble at all with men |
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And they don't say she was as sweet as honey' |
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Cause she's 34, 38 and 22 at the tummy |
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They call her sweet |
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Rhode Island red |
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Sweet Rhode |
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Island red, sweet |
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Rhode Island red |
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Sweet Rhode |
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Island red, sweet, cheap, that's what they said |
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About sweet |
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Rhode Island red |
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So she tried to live the life they said they wanted her to |
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She went to church, went to school, never be the white man's fool |
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And Pastor |
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Sam, and Nathan |
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JonesThey were just too hot headed to leave her alone |
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And they both said, the girl's as sweet as honey' |
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Cause she's 34, 38 and 22 at the tummy |
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They call her sweet |
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Rhode Island red |
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Sweet Rhode |
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Island red, sweet |
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Rhode Island red |
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Sweet Rhode |
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Island red, sweet, cheap, that's what they said |
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About sweet |
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Rhode Island red |
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Well, she was 17 when she moved down to |
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New Orleans' |
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Cause living in the city had always been her dream |
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And people there said it was a shame and a pity |
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When old man |
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Daley gave her the keys to the city |
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And he too said she was as sweet as honey' |
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Cause she's 34, 38 and 22 at the tummy |
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They call her sweet |
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Rhode Island red |
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Sweet Rhode |
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Island red, sweet |
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Rhode Island red |
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Sweet Rhode |
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Island red, sweet, cheap, that's what they said |
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About sweet |
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Rhode Island red, yeow34, 38 and 22 |
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Sweet, cheap, that's what they said |
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About sweet |
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Rhode Island red, yeah |
