Jeannie C. Riley Run Jeannie run Lyrics:
I was born a way back in the hills in a shack the
oldest child of ten On one hot and sultry day mama
got sick and passed away Givin' birth to baby
brother Ben I stood there and I cried as I watched
my mama die I guess I was too young to understand
Papa didn't shed a tear or even really seemed to
care I thought it was because he was a man When
mama was laid to rest pa said Jeannie do your best
I'm leavin' but I won't be gone long The town was
many miles away where papa seemed to wanna stay So
soon after mama had gone Then it was work Jeannie
work Jeannie work Jeannie work The hard times had
just begun Yes it's work Jeannie work Jeannie work
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Jeannie work for Jeannie there was no fun Papa
started drinkin' wine and chasin' women all the
time And livin' off the fat of the land We
children did the best we could milked the cows and
chopped the wood And ate what mama left us canned
One day the sheriff walked in to notify the next
of kin papa was run over by a train It had been
almost a year since papa left us here we were
sorry but really felt no pain The sheriff said
that day children can't live this way Said he'd
send someone to take us into town That night I
said goodbye my little brothers and sisters cried
But I ran away so far I'd not be found And now
it's run Jeannie run Jeannie run Jeannie run
Jeannie's gonna find some fun Yeah it's run
Jeannie run Jeannie run Jeannie run run and find
you some fun
Lyrics: Run Jeannie run, Jeannie C. Riley [end]