Down in New Orleans Lived Little Shirley Beans She was as cute as she could be The apple in the eye of the Beans family.
Then once before dawn she found her two front teeth were gone. Little Shirley was so mortified She looked into the mirror and cried.
Shut that window, lock the door, I ain't going out no more. Why I may never ever gonna be the same Because I used to have such a lovely grin Now there's a great big hole where my grin had been.
The tooth fairy left me a couple of dimes But that's a mighty small change for these mighty hard times.
Block that chimney, pull the shade. I am so afraid To face my friends. They going to laugh and groan and laugh at me again
So until I'm in my teenage Say goodbye to Little Shirley Beans, that's me The bluest cat in New Orleans.
Shirley's girlfriend Lou Had lost her front teeth too. And when Lou got the news She knew she had the cure for Shirley's toothless blues.
Lou rang Shirley's phone. She said "Girl, you're not alone." You know misery loves company. And Shirley shouted out with glee.
Raise that window, open the door. I ain't hiding out no more. Ain't no one can make me feel ashamed. Cause when they make fun of my horrible grin. I'm going to introduce my toothless friend.
Those dimes that the tooth fairy left for me I'm going to spend taking my good friend on a spree.
Clean that chimney, snap the shade I am not afraid. We'll laugh, we'll fuss. All the other kids will be jealous of us.
Wishing that they had the means To be like Little Shirley Beans. That's me. The bluest cat in New Orleans.Teksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
